Gizmo fabricated Michael Arcega’s benches to sit on Broadway Street. Client: Michael Arcega Category: Public Art Location: San Francisco, CA Date: September 2018 Michael Arcega was commissioned by San Francisco Arts Commission & the Department of Public Works. He chose Gizmo to fabricate and installed these benches along Broadway. Painted steel These functional sculptures draw inspiration from cloud motifs…
Client: Scott Oliver Category: Public Art Location: San Francisco Date: July 2018 Scott Oliver’s art piece Points Of Departure is part of the Masonic Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project. Oliver says”, “I’m trying to make something that people using this space can connect with on some level,” Oliver told us. “The place isn’t really connected to a neighborhood. It’s…
Client: Yuri Suzuki Studio Category: Public Art Location: Atlanta, Georgia Date: June 2018 Gizmo constructed all of the sound sculptures for the Yuri Suzuki Studio now located at the High Museum in Atlanta. All are made of thick steel tubing to be able to hold the weight of any visitor at the museum who would like…
Client: Daniel Hopper Category: Public Art Location: San Francisco Date: October 2017 Gizmo Art Production project managed, fabricated parts, and installed Daniel Hopper’s sculpture that is now located at 1075 Market st. on the front of a new apartment building. Daniel Hopper is a bay area artist and modern blacksmith who fabricated the metal rings that make…
Val Britton’s whimsical “Passage” was prototyped and fabricated by Gizmo. Client: Val Britton Category: Art Fabrication Location: Houston, Texas Date: May 2016 Val Britton in partnership with Gallery Wendi Norris, hired Gizmo to fabricate this incredibly detailed sculpture titled “Passage”, to hang in San Francisco. The piece is mainly made up of waterjet cut and bent…
Blessing hired Gizmo to fabricate the sculptural panels that are a crucial part of the artistic glamor of the new Ballpark. Client: Blessing Hancock “Ballpark of the Palms” Category: Public Art Location: Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, Florida Date: February 2017 Gizmo has had the honor of working with Blessing Hancock on many of her vibrant…
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…
Blessing Hancock worked with Gizmo to have them fabricate and install this large stainless steel, water jet cut sculpture.
The name of the public art piece is “As One” and was installed in the park, Dillard Green Space in Broward County, Florida.
Each individual petal was water jet cut and then welded to the artist specifications. She designed the shapes and cut-outs that are displayed along the vertical pieces.
Gizmo hired an electrician and contractor who subcontracted to do the footing and to install the jbox for the lighting.
The lighting makes the shadows of the sculpture aluminate on the grassy area surround the piece, echoing the beautiful shapes cut from the metal.
Gizmo has worked on many interactive exhibits employing water to educate and inspire museum visitors. Client: Ned Kahn Category: Public Art Location: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission headquarters, San Francisco Date: 2012 In 2012 Gizmo constructed and installed Ned Kahn’s “Rain Portal” at the new SFPUC building in San Francisco, and also completed work on Peter…
The large sculpture is a symbol of community and embracing differences. Client: Blessing Hancock Category: Public Art Location: Sarasota, Florida Date: April 2016 Gizmo worked with artist Blessing Hancock to create the public art sculpture called “Infinity”. It was built in Gizmo’s fabrication studio in San Francisco then driven to Sarasota Florida. The different color acrylic highlights…
