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Brazilian street artist Eduardo Kobra finished a
mural last week in Miami beach that depicts
Star Wars' Jedi Master Yoda as a peace activist.
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Art Basel Miami Beach just wrapped up its 14th edition of curated art and performances for 2015. Many of its exhibitions portrayed timely and powerful messages through contemporary art.
On the streets, another kind of art was being painted onto Miami building walls. A street artist from Brazil named Eduardo Kobra, who bedecks numerous buildings with his colorful art, has just finished a painting of Yoda who poses as a peace activist in the Wynwood art district.
Yoda, the beloved Star Wars figure who trained young padawan Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, just hit the Miami Beach streets with a new message. In a multi-colored mural completed last Thursday, Yoda holds up a pentagonal red sign which reads, “Stop Wars.”
In the painting, Yoda looks sad and tired, despite the vibrant design overlapping his image. His posture is slouched and he looks directly at passersby.
The image has since gone viral after the artist posted a crop of the full mural on his Instagram. It appears just in time for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, which is set to begin showing later this month.
Kobra is well known in his local art scene for his murals. Mashable describes them as “massive” and colorful. Yoda and the rest of the characters, stars and major players in human society can be seen all over Florida. Some subjects have included Tupac Shakur, Einstein, Bob Marley, and The Minions from “Despicable Me.”
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