Eb Minor - Variation 5 — Acrylic on Wood Panel by Arnaud Quercy

About This Artwork

This work translates an Eb minor piano étude into visual form through harmonic-chromatic mapping, part of the Harmonic Crossing collection. The piece explores how musical harmony can become visible through systematic color relationships. The composition presents the Eb minor triad across multiple octaves, creating a spread voicing that extends from bass register orange through violet chord tones to high register yellow-green.

Violet tones dominate the surface, appearing in deep dusty mauve and lighter mediumpurple forms that represent the Bb notes in different octaves. Yellow-orange areas provide the highest register voice, while aquamarine and yellow-green sections translate the F# components of the harmony. Dark blue-green and orange accents punctuate the composition, with geometric forms creating clear boundaries between tonal areas. The acrylic medium on wood panel allows for precise color separation and maintains the distinct harmonic relationships.

The work measures 30.0 × 42.0 cm and weighs under 1 kg, making it suitable for intimate viewing contexts. This is Variation 5 within the Research on Harmony series, exploring how musical structures can be made visible through color. The piece carries certificate number 20241201-0226 and bears the artist's signature on the reverse. The composition demonstrates the systematic approach to translating specific musical intervals into corresponding color relationships.