
"SISYPHUS (Beijing Series XI) 2008, slate/pigmented steel, 31"h x28"w x8"d
private collection
return to available small sculpture
 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 page