GOAT Soccer - Pele’
FOOTBALL – SOCCER
Pelé – Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazilian Portuguese) 1940 – 2022 (Aged 82),
Brazilian footballer 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
One of the greatest football – soccer players of all time and the famous upside down bicycle kick photo scored almost a goal per game throughout his career. At age 14 considered too young to play, ended up top scorer with reported 15 goals. “That gave me a lot of confidence”, Pelé said, “I knew then not to be afraid of whatever might come”. 1961 the government of Brazil under President Jânio Quadros declared Pelé an “official national treasure” to prevent him from being transferred out of the country. October 1977, Pelé career ended in an exhibition match between the Santos and the Cosmos. Cosmos winning 2–1, Scoring his final goal during the second half, it started to rain, prompting a Brazilian newspaper to come out with the headline the following day: “Even The Sky Was Crying.”
1999, named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee
Time 100 most important people of the 20th century.
2000, World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) FIFA Player of the Century.
1,279 goals in 1,363 games, Guinness World Record.
Teams Santos age 15, Brazil national team at 16.
1957 -1971 Team Brazil
3 FIFA World Cups: 1958, 1962 and 1970, youngest player to win a World Cup (He Nicknamed O Rei (The King) following the 1958 tournament. P
Top goalscorer for Brazil 77 goals in 92 games.
Teams Santos’s all-time top goalscorer with 643 goals in 659 games led the club to the 1962 and 1963 Copa Libertadores, and to the 1962 and 1963 Intercontinental Cup.
1975 – 1977 New York Cosmos. 2010, named honorary President
“Love is more important than what we can take in life”- Pelé.
W2 Looking up…SCOROOOOE!
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Artistic Perspective
The Greatest of All Time art is a passion of bringing historical sports or public figures to full color. The art starts with research into the personality and reviewing available images or photographs to reference. The research includes the historical location and fan fills bleacher seats for those who witness the moments. The 18” x 24 inch canvas is laid out with the contrasting color pencil of the primary figures or elements outlines. These lines become boundaries of colors, with distinguishing edges or sfumato blended or smoky edges or color – light shading or blending. The foreground is usually in focus with the subject figure in dynamic action. Careful attention is given to these autonomist positions as sometimes these are the most recognized images or captured photo moments of the subject. Crossing the finish line or hurling a fastball, the intent is the subject is flowing with eye movement so you don’t want to stop looking in on the details.
Applying color
Applying the mixed acrylic squeezed out of a tube with a 10- 20 minute dry time. Applying or blending the colors is a matter of color and water saturation. Appling the base colors from dark to light is usually the process. The base color layers then absorb the new wet layer to blend the 2-3 color mixtures to achieve the desired color or blends. The multi layers affect of adding more color achieves more intense color saturation or white or pure color to dark blending. The blank canvas to final brush stoke is normally 2-3 weeks. Working in 2-4 hours sessions usually in the early mornings. We hope you enjoy the art as intended to bring back the best of the sport! If you have a suggestion for a new GOAT please contact us.