"SISYPHEAN CIRCLE LXVI (red ribbon)" 2015, slate/pigmented and sealed steel, 21"h x21"w x7"d  (53h x53w x17d cm)

private collection - Boston, 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

more info

artist statement - Sisyphean Series

     

    

      

more info:

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