Grizzly Adams Bear

NATHAN PYE

Can a bear look like it’s from the ‘80s?

Set against a dark, mountainous background, the grizzly bear in this mural appears to be bathed in neon blue and pink light.

Is the artist trying to portray a message that if we continue to exploit our planet, animals like grizzly bears will become the subjects of nostalgia? 

In the same way that 1982’s Blade Runner was originally misunderstood and mistreated by many, with its significance only becoming apparent years after the dust had settled, is Nathan warning us that this could be the fate of the world’s bears?

Another question with perhaps the same answer: what would happen if this bear encountered the subject of Nathan’s other CBD mural, the Patloch Lane fish? 

We may never know. 

You can find this mural in Ozone Walk on the wall of Grizzly Adams Barbers.