"SISYPHEAN CIRCLE - COVID IX", 6-2020, bronze and slate, 13"h 17"w x5"d (33 x 43x 13cm)
private collection - NJ, USA
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
| 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 - June 2020
initial layout