"Music
of the Spheres"
1994 painted steel with chimes 22' x 120' x 8' City
of Laguna Beach, CA Public Art Commission, Fred
Lang Park
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This piece is named for an ancient theory,
confirmed by 17th century astronomer Johannes
Kepler, that planetary motion produces the same
numerical ratios found in musical harmonies. The
sculptures contain 12 colors and 12 tones and
represent the 12 major triads, the rotating earth,
the 12x2 hours of the day, the rising and setting
sun, the phases of the moon and the harmony of the
seascape.
