Name of Piece: Loqui Client: Blessing Hancock Category: Public Art Location: Nashville, TN Date: June 2024 Fabricated out of Stainless Steel, Polycarbonate, Programmable LED lighting and measures 32′ x 32′. The large structure was pre-assembled at Gizmo Art Productions studio in San Francisco; the programmable LED lighting system was laid out and tested, then taken…
Gizmo is proud to announce the current installation of “Loqui”, a monumental sculpture we have built for the new Fairgrounds in Nashville, Tennessee. Standing at approximately 40 feet tall, this striking sculpture is the creation of renowned artist Blessing Hancock, with whom Gizmo has fostered a longstanding and fruitful partnership. Having frequently entrusted us with…
Client: Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks Category: Exhibits Location: Watsonville, CA Date: May 2024 Featured image description: Over the years, people have left their mark on the adobe walls — literally. Many carved their names into the mud brick walls, and this glimpse into the storied history of the adobe will be preserved on the “graffiti…
Ed Hardy’s dragon scroll at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco “2000 Dragons” by Ed Hardy: Acrylic on Tyvek. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 1-4 p.m. Sundays. On view through Monday, May 27 Read the full article here in the San Francisco Chronicle.
Name of Piece: Moonrise Client: TheVeryMany Category: Public Art Location: Chattanooga, TN Date: October 2023 Moonrise is a new permanent art installation located at at the Wheland Foundry Trailhead in Tennessee Riverpark, Chattanooga, TN by artist Marc Fornes Marc Fornes’ sculpture “Moonrise” stands as a testament to the fusion of art and engineering, a mesmerizing piece…
Client: Joseph O’Connell Commission: John Muir Health Hospital Category: Public Art Location: Walnut Creek, CA Date: November 2023 Gizmo Art Production, Inc. had the pleasure of fabricating “Uplifting Together” in collaboration with artist Joseph O’Connell, founder and creative director of Creative Machines. As of November 1st, Gizmo successfully completed the installation of “Uplifting Together” at the John…
This summer Gizmo had the pleasure of fabricating “Uplifting Together” in collaboration with artist Joseph O’Connell, founder and creative director of Creative Machines. As of November 1st, Gizmo successfully completed the installation of “Uplifting Together” at the John Muir Health Hospital in Walnut Creek, CA. This piece will provide guests of the wing a serene view and calming space to inhabit…
This is the first new memorial in Golden Gate Park in more than 30 years. The BAYS Breast Cancer Memorial Garden has been designed by Penn Phillips and Julianna Fecskes Phillips of InsideOut Design. “Bay Area Young Survivors — a nonprofit support community for young people with breast cancer — has dreamt-up and funded the memorial garden, which is scheduled to open in early 2025. The BAYS Breast Cancer Memorial Garden will include…
Every year, the public art magazine Codaworx hosts a 3-day conference for artists, fabricators, and design teams to connect with each other and with members of the destination community about collaboration. This year, the CodaSummit took place in San Jose, right down the road from some of our recent museum projects, Los Altos History Museum and Alviso Adobe Milpitas. Gizmo…
Client: Museum of Sonoma County Category: Exhibits Location: Santa Rosa, CA Date: September 2023 This interactive exhibit is built around interviews recorded by former Press Democrat columnist Gaye LeBaron and also includes dozens of pieces from the museum’s collections. It is intended to deliver a more in depth history of Sonoma County that has been passed over with respect…
