"SISYPHEAN HOLIDAY XVII"  2009, riverstone/slate/pigmented steel, 5 "h x15"w x8"d

private collection - New York

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