Berkeley has long established itself as a leader in Civil Rights and counter-culture movements. Local activists have often used plants as a central component for healing, nurturing, and fostering strength across marginalized groups. Wildflowers, Bloom! is a simple and elegant theme that celebrates beauty, resistance and community. This artwork highlights endangered and useful flowering plants…
Client: Blessing Hancock Commission: City of Santa Rosa Public Art Program Category: Public Art Location: Santa Rosa, CA Date: December 2022 “Unum” is a large-scale public sculpture that now sits in The Old Courthouse Square in Santa Rosa, California. It is composed of stainless steel and LED lighting. The lattice consists of words from 32 different…
Gizmo fabricated and installed these cypress benches for San Francisco’s new Presidio Tunnel Tops. Artist: Field Operations Category: Sculpture Fabrication Location: San Francisco, CA Date: November 2022 Gizmo fabricated and installed 3 massive benches for the Tunnel Top project designed by Field Operations in San Francisco’s Presidio.
Gizmo fabricated and installed this large-scale sculpture and climbing structure for kids to enjoy. Client: Bay Area Discovery Museum Location: Sausalito, CA Date: September 2021 Children experience the wonders of nature as they run, play and climb through 3 large treehouses nestled in the canopy of Fort Baker’s majestic trees at Bay Area Discovery Museum. Designed for…
Illuminated sculptures at Gables Station draw inspiration from the tropical flora of the area, representing seed pods and fruits. These artworks explore the concept of nature as neighborhood icon. A significant community engagement process was included in order to wrap the artworks in stories collected from community elders, who emigrated from the Bahamas to Coral…
Gizmo carved the undulating sculpture with chainsaws and grinders from multiple redwood trunks. Client: Yulia Pinkusevich Category: Art Installation Location: Stanford University, Palo Alto, California Date: October 2015 Artists are curious in nature and art is rooted in experimentation. With this in mind, we set out to design seating for creative people to engage with. SIMA…
Gizmo worked with SF local artist, Catherine Wagner, on this wonderful metal sculpture Client: Related California Category: Public Art Location: 1500 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA Date: March 2020 Gizmo fabricated and installed “Prevailing Winds” by artist Catherine Wagner . Catherine is a San Francisco-based artist, known best for her conceptual photography. Wagner’s work often…
Gizmo worked with designers Zebradog to fabricate and install the mirrored stainless sculpture. Client: American Family Insurance & Zebradog Category: Public Art Location: Madison, WI Date: March 2018 Gizmo worked with Zebradog’s concept to fabricate and install this flash unique sculpture. The piece is made of mirrored stainless steel and LED lighting that makes it glow…
Gizmo worked with artist Ned Kahn on this kinetic wall sculpture. Sculpture: Circadian Wind Artist: Ned Kahn Location: Circa Parking Deck, Los Angeles, CA Date: May 2019 The project consisted of 36,000 polycarbonate wind flaps attached to 286 cables. The artwork starts 30’ off the ground and encompases an area of the building 58 feet…
Gizmo fabricated Blessing Hancock’s sculpture with custom programmed internal lighting. Artist: Blessing Hancock Category: Sculpture Fabrication Location: Emeryville, CA Date: January 2020 Blessing Hancock partnered with Gizmo to fabricate and install “DNA”. This sculpture is located at the Emeryville West Transit Center Plaza, in Emeryville, CA. The painted steel and polycarbonate artwork is internally illuminated and…
