Icarus, Frail Wings of Vanity by John Van Alstine distills the myth of Icarus into a meditation on ambition and vulnerability while exemplifying a central aim of his career: making heavy materials seem to defy gravity. Using found slate and steel, a wing-like plane of stone appears to lift and pivot improbably into space, its mass countered by a tensile, but seemingly precarious support. This dynamic balance transforms weight into motion—stone that feels as if it might rise or fall—inviting reflection on the fragile line between aspiration and consequence, and the enduring human impulse to reach beyond one's limits.

from: American Vistas - The Life and Art of John Van Alstine