The proposed partnership between Gizmo Art Production and artist Scott Oliver began in 2014, when Gizmo was selected to build and install Oliver’s piece “Points of Departure”. Recently the piece has been installed in the Masonic Plaza, where three significantly tall posts stand symbolizing the directions in which various passers by have told Oliver they…
San Franciscan’s should keep an eye out for another Gizmo triumph, Michael Arcega’s installation, titled “Auspicious Clouds”. The piece consists of seven different cloud shaped benches of bright colors that are placed in Chinatown on Broadway between Columbus and the Broadway Tunnel. This project is commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission and this week…
Gizmo has had the honor of being featured on Flipboard’s “Art with a message” list by CODAworx in CODAmagazine. This list consists of 25 of the most influential works of art, specifically featuring art that is “created for the purpose of bringing about social change, or to raise awareness of social problems, through organizational efforts,…
Gizmo Art Production has been working with design firm, Square Peg to create an art installation located in the Sapp Center for Science Teaching and Learning building at Stanford University. The wall sculpture is an abstract perspective of Jane Stanford’s face made up by words. The words make up a paragraph that talks about the…
“Passages” is a kinetic artwork by Ride Art Studio of Berkeley, California. This 22-foot high sculpture is located in Brighton, Colorado. It celebrates the beautiful landscape that surrounds the community and tells the story of Brighton’s agricultural history.” Gizmo collaborated with Ride Art Studios Jonathan Russell and Saori Ide in realizing their unique kinetic sculpture by…
Check out Ana Teresa Fernandez’s new sculpture in San Francisco! Fabricated and installed by Gizmo Art Production. The “Dream” piece was installed for the viewers coming in and out of San Francisco to enjoy. The sculpture is a homage to the graffiti artist Mike “Dream” Francisco who was gunned down in San Francisco in 2000.…
The future of flight is customizable: Introducing Transpose “In order to create new passenger experience possibilities, we must first work to simplify the process of customizing aircraft cabins. We’re doing this with the development of a modular aircraft cabin, and by giving the ecosystem of airlines, manufacturers, passengers, and regulators the tools to rapidly bring…
Since each work of art is unique, we understand client concerns with shipping and handling. Whether it’s for one painting or a multi-piece collection for a cross country exhibit, we’ll handle your inventory with the highest collection management standards. We have full crating capacity and can construct creates for any size or shapte to fit…
Gizmo utilizes sophisticated and advanced installation techniques. Our expertise allows us to install complicated works from elaborate kinetic and dynamic sculptures to conventional gallery and salon hangings to heavy outdoor sculpture placement. Gizmo’s art handlers are trained in advanced handling techniques and streamlined operations, to mitigate unnecessary risk. Our handlers are passionate about what they do, and…
Gizmo has worked on many interactive exhibits employing water to educate and inspire museum visitors, but we have also had the pleasure of working with many well-known artists helping them create unique water sculptures and public works. Gizmo designs systems on a custom basis, using pumps, filters, piping, electronic relays and lighting to create one…