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
Provenance
- Origin: Arnaud Quercy, Paris, France, 2024
- Private collection
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.
Collection
Synesthetic Explorations
Contemporary
Technical Notes
- Format: Small
- Type: Painting
- Image resolution: 1757x2636 px
Related Documentation
- Gallery page (EN)https://artquamanima.com/en/artworks/2024/01/bb-minor-research-on-harmony-variation-2_790.html
- Gallery page (FR)https://artquamanima.com/fr/oeuvres/2024/01/si-bemol-mineur-recherche-sur-lharmonie-variation-2_790.html
- Nanopublication: Physical Specificationshttps://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2025/12/AQC0650-physical-specifications.html
https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2025/12/AQC0650-physical-specifications.pdf - Nanopublication: Digital Image Documentation - aqc0650_img_full_1757x2636_webphttps://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/02/AQC0650-digital-image-documentation-aqc0650_img_full_1757x2636_webp.html
https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/02/AQC0650-digital-image-documentation-aqc0650_img_full_1757x2636_webp.pdf - Nanopublication: Computational Image Analysis - AQC0650https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/02/AQC0650-computational-image-analysis-aqc0650.html
https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/02/AQC0650-computational-image-analysis-aqc0650.pdf
References
- Catalogue Raisonnéhttps://arnaudquercy.art/en/catalogue-raisonne/index.html
- Art Quam Animahttps://artquamanima.com/en/gallery/index.html
Page Information
- Last updated : 2026-04-27
- Language: EN | Version française