"SISYPHEAN CIRCLE XXI" 2006, slate/pigmented and sealed steel, 20"h x20"w x5"d

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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

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artist statement - Sisyphean Series

 

 

 

 

 

    

shown here on side cabinet by Jonathan Sweet

 

                            

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