"SISYPHEAN CIRCLE (red window)" 2009, riverstone/pigmented steel,
11.5"h x16"w x6"d (28 x 40 x 15cm)
private collection 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
shown here on side cabinet by Jonathan Sweet
more info:
visit Van Alstine Sisyphean Circle - 2008 Beijing Olympic Commission web page