"SISYPHEAN CIRCLE LIII" 2011, slate?alumium/pigmented and sealed steel,16"h x22'w x7"d (40h x 56w x 18d cm)

private collection - Florida

Sis·y·phus
Pronunciation: 'si-s&-f&s
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek Sisyphos
: a legendary king of Corinth condemned eternally to repeat the cycle of rolling a heavy rock up a hill in Hades only to have it roll down again as it nears the top

more info

artist statement - Sisyphean Series

 

          

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

more info:

  visit Van Alstine Sisyphean Circle  -  2008 Beijing Olympic Commission web page