F# Major - Variations 8 — Acrylic on Paper by Arnaud Quercy

About This Artwork

This work explores the visual representation of the F# Major triad through chromesthetic mapping, translating the chord's harmonic structure into color relationships. Part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection, the piece transforms musical intervals into spatial arrangements, creating a direct correspondence between sound and sight. The F# Major chord appears as a spread voicing across multiple octaves, each note assigned its specific color according to the artist's synesthetic system.

Red-violet tones dominate the composition, occupying nearly half the surface through plum, rosybrown, and thistle variations that represent the chord's third and upper extensions. Yellow-green areas appear throughout, providing the root foundation through dimgray and silver tones. Aquamarine creates substantial presence as the fifth, while blue-green and blue accents mark the chord's upper reaches. The geometric arrangement places a dark circle and pink semicircle against turquoise, with rectangular forms in gray-green and blue organizing the harmonic relationships into clear spatial divisions.

The work measures 21.0 × 21.0 cm and weighs 0.1 kg, executed in acrylic on paper. Certificate of authenticity number 20251123-0124 accompanies the piece, with the artist's signature located bottom right. The compact square format contains the complete F# Major voicing from F#3 through Bb6, demonstrating how complex harmonic structures can be compressed into intimate visual studies while maintaining their essential musical relationships.