"SISYPHEAN CIRCLE (twirl)" 2014, slate/pigmented and sealed steel, 27"h x32w x9"d (70 x 81x 23 cm)

private collection - Hong Kong

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