Photo courtesy of Tost Films via Mosaic Lowell
Artist: Bikismo
Date Installed: Summer 2022
Since the summer of 2022, a Caribbean hermit crab has served as a welcoming face to drivers travelling along the VFW Highway thanks to the work of Puerto Rican muralist Bikismo (Joshua Santos Rivera). This hermit crab is the main feature of Bikismo’s large-scale mural titled “Chrome Cobito” on the containment shell of the Pinanski Radiation Lab located at UMass Lowell’s North Campus.
The gradient ring of warm colors in the background was spray-painted by ArtUp Lowell muralist Golden. Puerto Rican mural artist Humberto Olivieri Ortiz also assisted in the creation of the mural.
ArtUp Lowell and Beyond Walls partnered to organize the installation of “Chrome Cobito” and other murals throughout Lowell in 2022.
Location: Pinanski Hall, 205 Riverside Street