The Minotaur and the Pencil Sharpener

Description

The Minotaur and the Pencil Sharpener

In the labyrinth’s shadowy embrace,

Minotaur ponders with solemn grace.

A beastly figure, burdened with care,

For tasks to come, he’s ever aware.

 

He prays to the moon, his horned head bowed,

In the stillness, away from the crowd.

Whispering softly, his voice a refrain,

« Pardon me, gods, I must prepare again. »

 

With fervent zeal, he clutches his whip,

A ritual flagellation, a penitence trip.

« Forgive me, strength, for battles ahead,

I must be ready, alive or dead. »

 

His prayers then shift to a humble plea,

For a pencil sharpener, his soul to free.

« Sharpen my purpose, like pencil to point,

In the crucible of life, let me not disjoint. »

 

With every lash, a vow renewed,

To be prepared, in solitude.

For challenges unseen, he must endure,

With each prayer, his resolve grows pure.

 

Minotaur’s eyes gleam with sacred fire,

In his heart burns a deep desire.

To face his trials, his path aligned,

By the grace of the pencil sharpener, defined.

 

In the labyrinth’s heart, where echoes reside,

Minotaur’s prayers and pain coincide.

Flagellating with fervor, his spirit refined,

In the quest for purpose, his soul entwined.

 

Stella Polare Artist

French-Uzbek young contemporary artist, based in Paris. Her real name, Khulkar, is translated as «polare star», that is why she sas chosen the artistic name Stella Polare. Today the artist aims to transmit the message that it is «urgent to be joyful» though her art. Indeed the concept the artist is developing she called « vitaculture », that means the joy urgency. Stella Polare exhibited at UNESCO, Louvre, she had also carte blanche at Palais Jacques Coeur in 2021, the same year 2021 she was invited to the Parole des Femmes, public talk at the House of the Great French writer, Maison de George Sand.

Technical description : « The Minotaur and the Pencil Sharpener »: This is original drawing: chinaink on paper (300 gr) , is a unique work by Stella Polare. It is size and was created in Paris in 2023.