3900 MacArthur Blvd.
Fernando “Rush” Santos Ortiz & ROGER PEET
MURAL NAME: A BEAR-SHAPED HOLE
MURAL DATE: 2017
Fernando “Rush” Santos grew up in Oakland and works as a visual artist, muralist, and is the founder of Beast Oakland clothing.
Roger Peet is an artist in Portland, OR. He coordinated the Endangered Species Mural Project for the Center for Biological Diversity, of which these murals are a part.
A Bear-Shaped Hole depicts the absence of the California Grizzly — a majestic species which is featured on the California flag — but has been eliminated from the state.
Muralist Fernando Santos Interview - A Bear-Shaped Hole
