Bb minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 2
Physical Details
- Medium: Acrylic on Paper
- Dimensions: 10.0 × 15.0 cm
- Weight: 0.0 kg
- Date: 2024
- Location: France
- Certificate of Authenticity: N°20240615-0146
- Catalogue Number: AQC0650
- Collection: Synesthetic Explorations
- Availability: Sold
Provenance
- Origin: Arnaud Quercy, Paris, France, 2024
- Acquired: 2024-12-30 — Private collection — Ciudad de México, Mexico during Salon d'art contemporain – Metamorphose, Paris
Description
The root reaches the sub-bass — Bb0, felt more than heard, near-black at the floor of the keyboard. Above it, the root stacks in four more registers: Bb1, Bb2, Bb3, Bb4. Five versions of the same pitch across five octaves, violet darkening as it descends. Db3 provides the only blue-green in the middle; Db6 reappears high and distant, the third rendered as pale silver. Seven notes, Animé, mp, legato, four beats, inverted-bell contour.
Nearly the entire canvas is violet — dark, muted, near-monochrome. The blue-green of the minor third appears twice but is outnumbered by the root's obsessive repetition. Shadow anchors the painting heavily; the single high Db6 offers a thin line of cool brightness at the top.
The chord reduced to its own name, repeated five times across the full range. No fifth, almost no third — just Bb stated and restated, the deepest reaching Bb0 where pitch dissolves into vibration.
Where this work lives
- Series: Bb minor
- Collection: Synesthetic Explorations
- Technique: Acrylic
Exhibitions
- Rencontres au Marché de la Création (2024-04-23 → 2024-12-31, Marché de la Création – Paris Montparnasse, Paris)
- Salon d'art contemporain – Metamorphose, Paris (2024-12-26 → 2025-01-05, Halle des Blancs Manteaux, Paris)
Other works in this series
- Bb minor - Research on Harmony
- Bb minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 1
- Bb minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 3
- Bb Minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 4
- Bb Minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 5
- Bb Minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 6
- Bb Minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 7
- Bb Minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 8
- Bb Minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 9
- Bb Minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 10
- Bb Minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 11
- Bb Minor - Research on Harmony - Variations 9
- Bb Minor - Research on Harmony - Variations 10
- Bb Minor - Research on Harmony - Variations 11
- Bb Minor - Research on Harmony - Variations 12
Documented at
- Gallery — Bb minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 2
- Nanopublication — Bb minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 2 — Physical Specifications
- Nanopublication — Bb minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 2 — Digital Image Documentation - aqc0650_img_full_1757x2636_webp
- Nanopublication — Bb minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 2 — Computational Image Analysis - AQC0650
Thematic Elements
Technical Notes
- Format: Small
- Type: Painting
- Image resolution: 1757x2636 px
Page Information
- Last updated : 2026-06-11
- Language: EN | Version française
