About Q
“No matter the tools and techniques, only expression prevails.”
Welcome to the captivating world of Quentin Francois, aka Q, a French architect and painter whose work is based on the use of repetitive motifs, complex patterns, and a resolutely abstract approach. Through his creations, Q explores the infinite possibilities of form, color and texture, inviting the viewer into a unique and immersive visual experience.
PRESENTATION
Motifs and Patterns
Motifs and patterns are at the heart of Q’s artwork. He uses recurring motifs to free painting from its formal constraints and focus on the very essence of artistic expression. Each motif, whether geometric or organic, becomes an element of visual language that tells a story that is both personal and universal.
Repetition and Abstraction
Q’s art is not simply a technique but a process: how to use limitations to reach a new freedom and achieve a new painting experience? Q tries to elevate banal shapes or forms to works of art through repetition. This approach can reveal a different beauty hidden in everyday life and challenges our perception of art and reality.
Influences and Inspiration
Quentin Francois is an architect and a self-taught painter. Thus, his technique is influenced by an informal experience of art with inspiration from the great masters of abstract art such as Wassily Kandinsky, Victor Vasarely, Piet Mondrian and Jackson Pollock. Landscapes and nature are part of his inspiration to reinterpret them in an abstract and personal way.
Technique and Approach
Q ‘s technical approach is marked by spontaneity and freedom of expression, with self-imposed rules (shapes or rhythm of pattern). Q favors pure emotion and instinctive gestures. Every brushstroke, every color choice is guided by a spiritual and emotional quest, creating works that resonate deeply with the viewer.
Q ’s iconic works are compositions that play with geometric shapes and vibrant colors. These works invite us to silent contemplation and a visceral experience of art.
Conclusion
Quentin Francois offers us a vision of abstract art, where repetitive motifs and complex patterns combine to create works of great emotional and visual richness. Through his experimental work, Q invites us to rediscover the beauty hidden in nature and to explore the boundaries of artistic expression.
EXPERIENCE
Quentin François is a French architect. His overseas experiences in China, Morocco, Mayotte and Iran shaped a unique sight and vision of the world, with multicultural experiences and influences from Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Thus, his local environment plays an important part in his ongoing work, especially in the choice of forms, shapes and colors.
Q started painting extensively in 2022 while living in Tehran, Iran.
EDUCATION & OCCUPATION
2025: Creation of QARTWORKS
2023: Founder of his architecture office, AQA – Agence Quentin Architect
2022 – 2023: HMONP (Licensed Architect), EAVT, Paris-Est, France
2016 – 2022: Architect in Mayotte
2015 – 2016: Architect in Morocco
2005 – 2015: Architect in China
2004 – 2005: Master of Architecture, EAVT, Paris-Est, France
2000 – 2001: DEFA, Paris-Est, France
1998 – 1999: BAC STI Civil Engineering, Brétigny sur Orge, France
