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The title of the artwork is in reference to Albert Camus’ philosophical essay ‘The Myth of Sisyphus’, in which the author describes man’s absurd and futile search for meaning, comparing it to the Greek myth of Sisyphus, who was condemned to eternally repeat the same meaningless task of pushing a boulder up a mountain, only to see it roll down again. The opposite experiences of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ in life are so omnipresent that man as a creature of habit, is incapable of experiencing the one without the other.
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In contrast to the hardships, stands the beautiful, happy and content side of life, which is a perpetual part of experience as well and is represented by the softness of the cotton which surrounds the stone but is interrupted by the wire. Cheap T-Shirts, Buy Quality Mens Clothing Directly from China Suppliers:New One Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy Albert Camus T Shirt Enjoy Free Shipping. As humanity bends its environment to its liking, the natural material stone can not stay in its natural form but has to adhere to a human-like shape. In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was the king of Ephyra who was punished by the gods for his greed and craftiness (some stories have him outsmarting the gods who tried to punish him) by being forced to push an enormous boulder up a hill. On one hand, existence is a never-ending struggle in an increasingly complex world that ironically man creates himself in order to find clarity and eternal truth. And just when I thought I couldn’t go on reading, because I knew that feeling of claustrophobic apprehension, the hero of the book mentioned a quote by French author and philosopher Albert Camus: One must imagine Sisyphus happy. IMAGINE SISYPHUS HAPPY is a composition consisting of two opposing textures, which together represent the contrast of the human experience. The book (by Albert camus)ends with the line one must imagine sisyphus happy to show that it is a personal choice to decide about your psychological state irrespective of the vagueness and pointlessness of life.one must be happy in the ordeals that life presents simply because we have no control over it.