Nanopublication — Chromesthetic Mapping of A Minor
Claim 1: Chromesthetic Mapping of A Minor
I translate the A minor [2] triad — A, C, E — into visual composition through my chromesthetic associations: A maps to orange-yellow, C to red, and E to yellow. These three color values form the palette of this study, applied as watercolor on paper.
Context
The color assignments in this work follow the consistent pitch-to-color associations I have documented through repeated empirical testing. A appears as orange-yellow, C as red, and E as yellow — together producing the warm, analogous palette visible in this study. The proximity of these hues reflects the harmonic closeness of the A minor triad within the circle of fifths color logic.
This is a small-format watercolor study, part of my daily practice of translating piano voicings into visual form. The A minor triad, played and heard at the keyboard, becomes the source material for the color choices on paper. No additional colors are introduced beyond what the three pitches dictate.
References
[1] Arnaud Quercy (2025). A minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 8 — Catalog raisonné. https://arnaudquercy.art/en/catalogue-raisonne/AQC0843.html
[2] Quercy, A. (2025). A Minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 8 - Artwork Catalog. https://artquamanima.com/en/artworks/2025/01/a-minor-research-on-harmony-variation-8_9c2.html
[3] Quercy, A. (2025). Chromesthetic Associations — Autoethnographic Studies. Wikiversity. [URL to be added]
Epistemic profile
| Claim type | artistic statement |
|---|---|
| Voice | first person |
| Epistemic status | practitioner testimony |
| Methodology | chromesthetic association |
| Certainty | high |
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