Bb Major - Research on Harmony - Variation 2

Physical Details
- Medium: Acrylic on Linen Canvas
- Dimensions: 81.0 × 100.0 cm
- Date: 2024
- Location: France
- Certificate of Authenticity: N°20240718-0190
- Catalogue Number: AQC0694
- Signature: Bottom, right
- Collection: Synesthetic Explorations
- Availability: Sold
Provenance
- Origin: Arnaud Quercy, Paris, France, 2024
- Acquired: London, UK — 4 February 2026
- Private collection
Description
Purple, orange, and purple-red — the three colors of the Bb Major triad in my chromesthetic mapping — command this large-format canvas with the warmth and vitality I experience in this key.
The painting draws inspiration from rhythm changes, the foundational harmonic progression of jazz. Working these voicings at the piano, I find a particular beauty in the tension between swing energy and the elegance of the cadential movement: Bb Maj, G min, C min, F7, cycling through tension and resolution. The bridge — D7, G7, C7, F7 — traces a chromatic descent through my color system, from orange through red-orange and red into purple-red, a warm narrowing of the spectrum that anticipates the return to Bb.
Bb is purple. D is orange. F is purple-red. Each hue carries the playful yet refined spirit of jazz harmonic cadences, as if the colors themselves move in sync with the music.
Collection
Synesthetic Explorations
Contemporary
Technical Notes
- Format: Monumental
- Type: Painting
- Image resolution: 2693x3535 px
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- Last updated : 2026-02-18
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