D Major - Research on Harmony - Variation 2 — Acrylic on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Acrylic on Paper, 21.0×30.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2024 — France
Where D Major harmony becomes visible — a chord you can see
First exhibited at Marché de la Création – Paris Montparnasse, Paris, April 2024 — Rencontres au Marché de la Création.
This work entered a private collection in France, September 2024.
- ✓ 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.
Series: D Major
Part of Synesthetic Explorations · 16 works in this series
D Major
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.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Acrylic on Paper
- Dimensions: 21.0×30.0cm
- Weight:
- Created: 2024, France
- Certificate: 20240615-0149
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0653 / 2024
Gallery Label
D Major - Research on Harmony - Variation 2 Acrylic on Paper, 21.0×30.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0653 / 2024
Materials & Technique
This painting is created using professional-grade acrylic paints, known for their vibrant color saturation and excellent lightfastness. Acrylic allows for both thick impasto techniques and thin glazing layers.
The work is executed on paper, primed for optimal paint adhesion and longevity. Each piece is signed by the artist and includes a certificate of authenticity with unique registration number.
Provenance
This work is held in a private collection. Provenance and exhibition history are maintained in the gallery archives.
