F minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 6 — Acrylic on Canvas by Arnaud Quercy

About This Artwork

This acrylic painting translates the F minor chord into visual form through chromesthetic mapping, converting musical notes into color elements based on the circle of fifths. Working on fifty by seventy centimeter canvas, the piece bridges sound and sight by assigning specific colors to each chord tone: red-purple for F, blue for A-flat, and red for C. The geometric shapes and layered colors create a structured composition that reflects the essence of F minor harmony.

Yellow-orange tones dominate the composition, appearing across half the surface in varied intensities from light silver to deeper rosybrown. Dark indigo provides substantial presence as the blue-violet component, while very dark red appears in concentrated areas. Light yellow tones occupy nearly a quarter of the canvas, creating brightness that balances the deeper hues. Small accent notes of darkcyan blue and burnt sienna orange punctuate the composition with high chroma intensity.

The acrylic medium allows for precise color placement and layered application, producing clear relationships between hues while maintaining the geometric structure. The large format requires close viewing to perceive how the F minor chord manifests through these color relationships. As Variation 6 in the Synesthetic Explorations collection, this piece demonstrates how chromesthetic translation maps colors to the circle of fifths, merging visual and auditory sensory experiences.

The work includes certificate of authenticity number 20240602-0096 and bears the artist's signature on the front right. This chromesthetic approach connects to classical compositions in F minor, including Frédéric Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, showing how musical harmony translates into corresponding visual structures.