"SISYPHEAN HOLIDAY XXVII"  2013, riverstone/pigmented steel, 10.5"h x 17"w x 6"d (26 x 43 x 15 cm)

private collection - Chicago

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 Holiday Series

 

 

   

 

 

more info:

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