
"SISYPHEAN CIRCLE LVIII" 2013
slate/pigmented and sealed steel, 35.5"h x39'w x11"d
private collection - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
 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