D Major - Variation 2 — Acrylic on Paper by Arnaud Quercy

About This Artwork

This work explores the visual translation of the D Major triad through chromesthetic mapping, where musical harmony becomes visible color. Part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection, the piece converts the chord tones D, F#, and A into their corresponding colors: deep grays and blacks for the root notes, yellow-green for the third, and warm yellow-orange tones for the fifth. The composition presents a spread voicing that opens across multiple octaves, creating a visual equivalent of piano technique.

Yellow-orange tones dominate the composition, appearing throughout the surface in varying intensities from pale cream to rich amber. These warm colors represent the A notes across different octaves, creating the harmonic foundation. Dark gray and black shapes provide structural weight in the lower register, corresponding to the D root notes. Yellow-green areas occupy substantial portions of the middle ground, translating the F# third into visual form. The geometric shapes overlap and intersect, creating color mixing zones where harmonic relationships become visible through blended hues.

The acrylic on paper work measures 21.0 × 30.0 cm, executed in 2024 as part of Quercy's systematic investigation into sound-color correspondence. Certificate of authenticity number 20240615-0149 documents the work's provenance, with the artist's signature located bottom right. The piece demonstrates the artist's chromesthetic system, where each musical pitch corresponds to a specific color family, allowing harmonic structures to be perceived visually rather than aurally.