"SISYPHEAN CIRCLE (Sagitta)", 2025, granite and pigmented and sealed steel, 16.5"h x22"w x5"d (42 x 56 x 13cm)
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"Sagitta" in Latin means "arrow." In astronomy, it refers to a constellation, a small group of stars in the shape of an arrow. It can also refer to sagitta (geometry) , a mathematical term for the perpendicular distance between a chord and the arc of a circle. |
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
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fabrication April 2025
more info:
visit Van Alstine Sisyphean Circle - 2008 Beijing Olympic Commission web page