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Sisyphean Circle Series

The formal arrangements of the stone and steel elements often suggest a figure frozen in the act of prying or pushing a stone. However, viewing the creative process simply as ‘endless toil' is undeniably negative. I prefer to view the myth and metaphor through the lens of Camus. As in life, this notion is at the core of the creative process, where the act of making triumphs over the object or final product.

This perspective shifts the focus from the burden of creation to the triumph of the effort itself, celebrating the process as the ultimate reward rather than the finished sculpture.

John Van Alstine