"SISYPHEAN CIRCLE LI (Jackie G)" 2011, slate/pigmented and sealed steel, 18 "h x27'w x7"d (46h x 58w x 18d cm)

private collection - New Jersey

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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

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artist statement - Sisyphean Series

   

      

     

 

              

 

   

 

more info:

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