Desiderata

© Martha Cooper

Joe Iurato stencilled 5 layers atop a large metal cut-out mounted on a wall in Wynwood - Miami.

The guitar the little boy is playing is labeled “Desiderata”. This piece was inspired by a Max Ehrmann 1927 poem with that name. The last lines of the poem are: “With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.” This perfectly fits this year’s Wynwood Walls “Only Human” theme.