Name of Piece: Papel Picado Client: Blessing Hancock Category: Public Art Location: Phoenix, AZ Date: June 2025 Regional public transit system @valleymetro commissioned Blessing to create a piece for the new South Central Extension/Downtown Hub as part of its #Artsline program. Blessing created “Papel Picado,” inspired by the Mexican folk art tradition of cut paper…
Name of Piece: Journey Through Time Artist: Serge Attukwei Clottey Category: Public Art Location: San Diego, CA Date: April 2025 A vibrant architectural sculpture made with the artist’s signature yellow plastic material, repurposed from Ghanaian “Kufuor gallons”. This installation, which encompasses both a wayfinding space and acts as a bright yellow beacon, uses Clottey’s visual…
Name of Piece: Home and the World Artist: Ranu Mukherjee Category: Public Art Location: San Francisco, CA Date: January 2025 The new Mercy House California (MHC) development located at 600 7th street in San Francisco, CA is now home to Home and the World by artist Ranu Mukherjee. This piece consists of a series…
Sculpture: Feather Wall Artist: Ned Kahn Location: Green Clinic Pavillion, San Antonio, TX Date: November 2024 Gizmo worked closely with the artist to finalize the flap design. We then replaced 5000 aluminum flaps with the newly designed Teflon fabric flaps. “The artwork seeks to dissolve the boundary between architecture and atmosphere, linking the building to…
Client: Tusk Developers Category: Exhibits Location: Phoenix, AZ Date: Fall/Winter 2024 Tasked with an ambitious vision and timeline, Gizmo undertook a highly interactive project for the South Mountain Visitor Center, creating a custom model and carving of a 16’ x 9’ three-dimensional USGS-based topographic map of the mountain range, with five individually scripted and…
Client: Yosemite Conservancy Category: Exhibits Location: Yosemite Valley, CA Date: 2024 After several months of fabrication and hands-on installation, Gizmo has completed the brand new Exploration Center in Yosemite Valley, a space formerly known as one of the valley’s the Visitors Centers. This Exploration area offers several new experiences for guests including tactile elements, bright infographics, custom shelving housing valley…
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…
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…
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…
