"SISYPHEAN CIRCLE XLIX (bronze-pointer3)" 2010,

slate/pigmented and sealed steel,10"h x16'w x3"d (25 x 40w x 7.5d cm)

private collection - Pennsylvania

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