"SISYPHEAN CIRCLE LXI"  2015, slate/galvanized and powder coated steel,

65"h x63"w x20"d (165 x 160 x 51cm)

private collection - China

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

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