"I know that there are bad forces, forces that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the opposite force. I want to be the force which is truly for good." —John Coltrane
Mural great El Mac says "the creation of art can be, at its best, a spiritual vocation, a means of responding to the world in service of truth, beauty, and justice." Returning in 2019 to create his first mural in Miami in a decade, El Mac spent several arduous months creating perhaps the most visible wall of Wynwood, on the side of the new @Wynwood25_ development. Channeling the words of Coltrane Mac determined to honor the people and history of the community—ultimately selecting Mandolina, who runs a nearby community garden; Jamaii, a young ballet dancer; and a local Seminole boy Kyle, to portray the everyday saints of Wynwood.