
"SISYPHEAN CIRCLE (pointer IX)" 2017, slate/bronze/sealed steel, 15.5"h x22"w x5"d (99h x55w x12d cm)
private collection - Florida
 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