"SISYPHEAN HOLIDAY 35 (speckled stone)"  2017, riverstone/pigmented and sealed steel,

9"h x14"w x4"d (23 x35 x10cm)

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 Holiday Series

 

        

 

  more info:

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

 

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