C minor - Research on Harmony — Acrylic on Canvas by Arnaud Quercy

About This Artwork

This work explores chromesthetic mapping through the translation of a C minor piano étude into visual form. Part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection, the painting draws minimalist inspiration from Miles Davis's jazz standard "Solar" to investigate how musical harmony appears when converted to color. The work maps the C minor triad across five octaves, creating a visual representation of harmonic relationships.

Red-orange tones dominate the composition, appearing as rosy brown in the upper register and deepening to very dark red in the bass. Dark purple violet provides substantial contrast, representing the minor third. Professional-grade acrylic paints create vibrant color saturation across the canvas surface. Small accent notes of dusty mauve and dark brown punctuate the main harmonic structure. The paint application allows for both thick impasto techniques and thin glazes, building color relationships through layered transparency.

The acrylic painting measures 40.0 × 50.0 cm on canvas support. Created in France during 2024, the work carries certificate of authenticity number 20240602-0079 and bears the artist's signature on the front right. The piece translates the specific voicing C1, Eb2, C3, G3, G5 into corresponding color families based on chromesthetic perception. This systematic approach to musical visualization forms part of Quercy's ongoing investigation into synesthetic art practices.