Ab Major - Research on Harmony - Variation 6

Ab Major - Research on Harmony - Variation 6 — Arnaud Quercy
Ab Major - Research on Harmony - Variation 6 — Arnaud Quercy

Physical Details

  • Medium: Acrylic on Linen Canvas
  • Dimensions: 114.0 × 146.0 cm
  • Weight: 0.0 kg
  • Date: 2024
  • Location: France
  • Certificate of Authenticity: N°20240705-0157
  • Catalogue Number: AQC0661
  • Collection: Synesthetic Explorations

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Inspired by "All The Things You are" iconic jazz staadard, nine notes played in cool swing, p, legato, in 4/4 time — the densest variation in the series, and the quietest of the fast ones. The line climbs from Ab1 to C6, ascending steadily, each note a step higher. The third appears three times, the fifth twice, the root twice in the bass. D5 adds an orange accent near the top, a warm flicker in the climb. Blue toward black anchors the bass where Ab1 and Ab2 sit in darkness. The middle register fills with the fifth's blue-violet at Eb3 and Eb4 — wide, saturated bands of cool violet. Red and red-violet emerge where the thirds gather at C4 and C5, warm against the violet. The orange at D5 glows briefly before C6 dissolves the top to pale pink. The palette runs the full range from near-black to near-white, every register claimed. The most populated variation, nine pitches climbing in quiet animation. Despite the density, the soft dynamic keeps it intimate — a whispered ascent through the entire spectrum of the chord.

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synesthetic mapping acrylic painting Jerome Kern All the Things You Are A-flat Major chord chromesthetic perception violet tones red-orange elements Synesthetic Explorations color-sound correspondence

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