C Minor - Research on Harmony - Variations 15 — Acrylic on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Acrylic on Paper, 12.0×18.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2025 — France
Where C minor becomes visible — musical harmony translated into color
First exhibited at Art Quam Anima, Paris, January 2026 — Art Quam Anima – Pre-opening.
This work entered a private collection in Germany, March 2026.
- ✓ 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: C minor
Part of Synesthetic Explorations · 16 works in this series
C minor
About This Artwork
This work explores the C minor triad through chromesthetic mapping, translating the chord's harmonic structure into visual form. Part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection, the piece demonstrates how musical intervals can become spatial relationships through color correspondence. The composition investigates the emotional weight of minor harmony through its visual equivalent.
The surface organizes into distinct color zones that correspond to specific pitches. Violet tones dominate the upper regions, while warm yellow-orange areas create substantial presence in the middle ground. Deep blue-violet forms anchor key structural points, and black provides the foundational bass register. White and pale red areas appear in the higher registers, with orange and red-orange creating accent points throughout the composition. The colors flow between geometric boundaries, allowing harmonic relationships to emerge through adjacency and contrast.
The work measures 12.0 × 18.0 cm on paper, executed in acrylic with precise color relationships that reflect the chord's intervallic structure. Certificate of authenticity number 20251231-0139 documents the work's place within the broader research into synesthetic translation. The signature appears bottom right, confirming the systematic approach to converting musical harmony into visual experience. This variation represents one exploration within the ongoing investigation of how minor tonalities manifest through chromesthetic perception.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Acrylic on Paper
- Dimensions: 12.0×18.0cm
- Weight: 0.1 kg
- Created: 2025, France
- Certificate: 20251231-0139
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0944 / 2025
Gallery Label
C Minor - Research on Harmony - Variations 15 Acrylic on Paper, 12.0×18.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0944 / 2025
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.
