
"SISYPHEAN CIRCLE (red window)" 2009, riverstone/pigmented steel,
11.5"h x16"w x6"d (28 x 40 x 15cm)
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 Series

 
  
     
  
  
 
    
    


shown here on side cabinet by Jonathan Sweet

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