Ab Octaves - Reflexions 14 — Watercolor on Paper by Arnaud Quercy

About This Artwork

This watercolor explores the note Ab in octaves through chromesthetic translation, part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection. The work translates musical intervals into visual elements, creating a bridge between auditory and visual perception. The composition investigates how octave relationships can be expressed through color harmonies and geometric forms.

Silver tones dominate the composition, with warm yellow-orange areas creating substantial presence throughout the surface. Lighter gray and white regions provide balance, while violet and red-violet accents appear in smaller geometric shapes. The colors organize into distinct zones, with cooler blue-violet elements providing contrast against the predominantly warm palette. Watercolor's transparent properties allow colors to layer and interact, creating subtle gradations between defined areas.

The work measures 16.0 × 24.0 cm on paper, part of the Synesthetic Explorations series examining relationships between sound and color. Created in 2024, the piece carries certificate of authenticity number 20240718-0175 and bears the artist's signature at bottom right. The composition translates specific musical pitches into corresponding color families, with accent colors representing lower octave positions and dominant tones reflecting higher registers.