"SISYPHEAN CIRCLE - COVID VIII: One must Imagine Sisyphus Happy" 5-2020, riverstone/bronze, 9.5 "h x20"w x6"d (24 x50 x15cm)
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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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Created during the height of the Covid pandemic, this sculpture reimagines the myth of Sisyphus as a collective struggle. Long central to Van Alstine's oeuvre, the Sisyphean task here reflects the exhausting effort required to confront a global crisis amid widespread denial of fact and expertise. |
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artist statement - Sisyphean Series
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construction: May 2020
