Ramon, the garden keeper
Physical Details
- Medium: Pencil on Paper
- Dimensions: 14.8 × 21.0 cm
- Weight: 0.0 kg
- Date: 2022
- Location: France
- Certificate of Authenticity: N°20221231-0054
- Catalogue Number: AQC0384
- Collection: Untamed Creations
Provenance
- Origin: Arnaud Quercy, Paris, France, 2022
Description
I was watching the garden keeper responsible for the upkeep of a large, private garden near the centre of Salou town in Spain. But as a couple of weeks passed by, one thing was bothering me.
The garden keeper couldn't stop cutting grass. It inspired me to this plot and I decided to call the garden keeper Ramon ,and to draw him, my way. In his sleepless nights, Ramón sees visions of the garden so green and perfect, the grass cut to perfection by his hands. He can't stop imagining how great it would be if he was already at work.
Every Sunday morning, when everyone else is still sleeping, Ramón starts cutting grass. This drawing is about perfectionism, first as a good thing and as it can help us to achieve success. Yet, it can also prevent us from taking risks and make us feel guilty of not doing enough.
Ultimately, Ramon lives fearing failure, and that fear prevents him from trying new things.
Where this work lives
- Series: Portraits
- Collection: Untamed Creations
- Technique: Pencil
Exhibitions
- Transcendence – World Premiere of Ephemera Arts (2023-10-29 → 2023-11-15, Koblenzer Kunstverein e.V., Koblenz)
- Rencontres au Marché de la Création (2024-04-23 → 2024-12-31, Marché de la Création – Paris Montparnasse, Paris)
- Salon d'art contemporain – Metamorphose, Paris (2024-12-26 → 2025-01-05, Halle des Blancs Manteaux, Paris)
- Permanent Collection 2025 – Resonance in Form (2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31, arnaudquercy.art, Paris)
- Paris Studio Visit (2025-02-18 → 2025-02-18, Artist's Studio, Paris)
- Marché d'Art Contemporain – Seine Port (2025-05-17 → 2025-05-17, MAC Seine-Port, Seine-Port)
- Nuit des Artistes, St Germain-en-Laye, France (2025-05-24 → 2025-05-24, La Nuit des Artistes, Saint-Germain-en-Laye)
- Marché de l'Art de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 17ème édition – France (2025-06-14 → 2025-06-14, Marché de l'Art, Saint-Germain-en-Laye)
- Salon d'art contemporain – Metamorphose 2025–2026, Paris (2025-12-26 → 2026-01-04, Halle des Blancs Manteaux, Paris)
- Art Quam Anima – Pre-opening (2026-01-31 → 2026-02-28, Art Quam Anima, Paris)
- Through the Aperture — Research on Harmony (2026-03-09 → 2026-04-30, Art Quam Anima, Paris)
Other works in this series
- Selfie on Oak Log
- The old man and his hat
- La professeur de français
- The driver of Tram 28, Lisbon
- A woman
- A woman and her phone
- The girl on the bus
- The Douanier Rousseau
- Ramon, the garden keeper - Variation 1
- Mr Krueger
- A Woman - Variation 1
- Portrait with cat
- « Gus », the shih tzu
- QUIETNESS
- Dreamer
Documented at
- Gallery — Ramon, the garden keeper
- Nanopublication — Ramon, the garden keeper — Physical Specifications
- Nanopublication — Ramon, the garden keeper — Digital Image Documentation - aqc0384_img_full_2663x3787_webp
Thematic Elements
Technical Notes
- Format: Small
- Type: Drawing
- Image resolution: 2663x3787 px
Page Information
- Last updated : 2026-06-11
- Language: EN | Version française
