"SISYPHEAN CIRCLE XXXIII (cornu)"   2007, bronze and slate, 28"h x 34.5"w x 8"d

Adirondack Museum Collection - Blue Mountain lake

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

cornu - Latin for horn

more info

artist statement - Sisyphean Series

 

 

 

 

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Installation - Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake , NY

 

 

 

 

 

more info:

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