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Southwest Spiral of Fifths

David Nelson Blair, 2019

Southwest Spiral of Fifths
Southwest Spiral of Fifths detail

Illustration on faux canvas
55.9 x 52 cm (22 x 20.5 inches)
Wrapped over frame;
collection of the artist

"I enjoy diving into music theory far more than performing in recitals. Looking over a throng of Circle of Fifths diagrams, I favored those few arranged as spirals, elegantly avoiding the collision of enharmonic keys. In designing this Southwest version, I included a Mimbres-style sun, which also substitutes a spiral for a circle."