Overview “Puff” is a magical moving sculpture made from rearview mirrors outstretched from a stainless steel sphere. “Puff” hangs in the beautiful light-filled lobby of the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts and greets visitors by turning upon their movements using built-in motion sensors. The sculpture has a 10 foot diameter and 288 mirrors attached…
Gizmo Art Production, Inc. completed the installation of Lucy in the Sky by artist Erwin Redl. This permanent public artwork is an illuminated installation comprised of hundreds of translucent 10 x 10 inch light panels, each containing an array of color LEDs. The light panels are suspended along the entire length of the concourse level…
The term percent for art refers to a program, often a city ordinance, where a fee, usually some percentage of the project cost, is placed on large scale development projects in order to fund and install public art. The details of such programs vary from area to area. Percent for art programs are used to…
Recently the Gizmo Art Production team has embarked on an exciting new project, decorating our new space with artwork from our creative employees! Each bare wall in the Gizmo building space will feature brand new beautiful murals designed and painted by our own crew members. Each mural consists of original drawings from former designer, Steven…
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…
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…
The exhibition invites visitors to investigate the choices – both personal and political – that led to this dark chapter in American history. How did leaders arrive at this decision? How did Japanese Americans respond to the violation of their civil liberties? And what, as a nation, have we learned that can help us address…
Gizmo’s fabrication work was featured in the Santa Barbara Independent. “Outside Lands has an art hot spot where spray-painted creations of the highest caliber are on display as well other “Outsider Art.” One particularly unique work was a mechanical metal bear fitted over a pedicab. Dreamed up by author Dave Eggers and built by the…
At Gizmo, we know that no two projects are alike and that each job offers its own set of unique challenges. If the vision is unclear on paper, we’ll experiment with the physical layout of the space to give you a better perception of your project. We work closely with our clients to ensure that…
By combining style, text, illustrations, and images, Gizmo’s works closely with graphic companies to effectively develop your project through a variety of visual avenues. Gizmo regularly is ordering and creating elements like 3-D Lettering/Vinyl Graphics for clients. At Gizmo, our capabilities allow us to mix various mediums to create unique and high-quality graphic applications including banners, labels, printed…