""I first encountered the Giraffix mural beneath the 580 freeway in 1983 when I was eight years old. Seeing this majestic giraffe from the back seat of our Volkswagen station wagon, I remember the magic of seeing that beautiful creature & the way it stopped time for a moment. What I couldn't have known then was how that experience planted a seed that would quietly shape my path as an artist.""
""RIP to the legendary muralist @danfontesart whose Giraphics, Animurals, and so many more pieces of public art raised generations of Oakland kids with generous environmental activism.""
Dan Fontes, a renowned muralist from Oakland, died on April 28 at the age of 67 after a battle with cancer. Born in 1958, he grew up in Oakland and attended local schools before graduating from Cal State East Bay in 1981. Fontes was known for his murals of wild animals on freeway underpasses. His partner announced his health struggles on social media, revealing he had been hospitalized for an abscess in his lung. Tributes from fellow artists and organizations highlighted his impact on the Bay Area art scene and his legacy in public art.
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