Supernormal, painting by Emerging Artist Varjavan Dastoor
Artist Statement
I am an engineer by profession, but creating art has always been the activity that I enjoy the most. I am a self-taught student of art and have been pursuing graphite pencil sketching since class 8 in school.
I am an engineer by profession, but creating art has always been the activity that I enjoy the most. I am a self-taught student of art and have been pursuing graphite pencil sketching since class 8 in school.
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Varjavan Dastoor
Emerging ArtistArt No
:
11494
Artist
:
Varjavan Dastoor
Title
:
Supernormal
Medium
:
Oil Pastel on Paper
Size
:
14 x 17 inches (35.56 x 43.18 cm)
SOLD
Remarks
The stage is set
It’s a great day
All want to watch
The magician play.
In the first row sits
A man with sparse hair.
Bobbing up and down
In his creaky wheelchair.
The game kicks off
As the whistle blows.
It starts tentative
And the pace is slow.
He swerves past two
‘Tis a near goal.
His shot from the box
Is just wide of the pole.
Minutes later
The ball goes out
He collects for the throw
Among ceaseless shouts.
And as he runs over
To take the ball,
On a creaking wheelchair
His sight does fall.
The game goes on
Till the half-time pause.
The players go off
To the sound of applause.
Later in the second
Half of the game
Our wizard with the ball
Puts rivals to shame.
He glides past one
And flies past one more.
The ball’s in the net.
The crowd’s in uproar.
The game soon ends.
It seems so soon.
He makes his way
To the dressing room.
But suddenly he turns
Like he’d made a glitch
And he comes crossing
The width of the pitch.
He hands his shirt
To a man with sparse hair
Still bobbing up and down
Still creaking the wheelchair.
He gives him a hug,
And a wave goodbye
And I see a sparkle
In the bald man’s eye.
If you can spread so much joy
With just the cloth you wear,
There is no greater power,
No greater gift, I swear.
Keywords :
sportsperson
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