Phrygian Voyage — Acrylic on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Acrylic on Paper, 21.0×30.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2023 — France
Where ancient Greek modes become visible through color
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Acrylic on Paper
- Dimensions: 21.0×30.0cm
- Weight:
- Created: 2023, France
- Certificate: 20231231-0077
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0490 / 2023
- ✓ Original artwork, hand-painted by Arnaud Quercy
- ✓ Certificate of authenticity included
Arnaud Quercy is a Parisian artist working across painting, music, and sculpture. His practice is grounded in Ideamorphism — the principle that a work of art does not carry meaning, but triggers it. Each piece is engineered to diffract differently through each person who encounters it.
He creates and exhibits at Art Quam Anima, his gallery-atelier at 28 rue du Dragon, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris.
About This Artwork
Phrygian Voyage explores the distinctive harmonic character of the Phrygian mode through harmonic-chromatic mapping, translating musical intervals into visual form. Part of the Harmonic Crossing collection, the work investigates how the mode's characteristic half-step between the first and second degrees creates unique color relationships when rendered through harmonic-chromatic perception.
Warm yellow and tan tones dominate the upper regions, while deep blue-green forms occupy substantial areas throughout the composition. Dark red-orange and black shapes create strong contrasts, with gray elements providing structural anchors. Small yellow-green and rose accents appear as precise color notes, adding harmonic complexity to the overall arrangement. The acrylic medium allows for clean color separations while maintaining subtle edge variations.
The work measures 21.0 × 30.0 cm on paper, signed on the back with certificate of authenticity number 20231231-0077. Created in France during 2023, the painting demonstrates Quercy's systematic approach to visualizing modal structures through color relationships. The compact format concentrates the harmonic-chromatic translation into an intimate scale that emphasizes the precision of the color-to-pitch correspondences.
Where this work lives
Provenance
- Origin: Arnaud Quercy, Paris, France, 2023
- Series: Modal Scales
- Collection: Harmonic Crossing
- Technique: Acrylic
Other works in this series 2
Documented at 2
Thematic Elements 9
Collection Notice
This work is part of the artist's permanent collection and is not available for acquisition.
