Gizmo worked with the artist to develop the shape of the sculpture using 3d design programs. “One Oak, is a sculpture for public space in downtown Oakland, honoring oak’s importance to the culture of the native to the region Muwekma Ohlone tribes, standing in for the many oak groves in Oakland’s past and paying homage…
Gizmo has installed the first piece of public artwork along the San Francisco Central Subway line. The piece by Bay Area-based artist Moto Ohtake is called “Microcosmic”. The art piece is a stainless steel wind-activated kinetic sculpture mounted on a 40-foot light pole near 4th and Brannan streets; the site of a future platform station.…
In the coming months Gizmo will have the pleasure of once again working with artist Ned Kahn on two outdoor installation projects. The first of these projects in collaboration with Cochran Studios is “Cloud Veil” to be installed in Columbia, Maryland. “Cloud Veil” is a large metal ring 12 feet off the ground in a…
Partnering with world renown architecture firm Olson Kundig and National Design Award winner landscape firm Surface Designs, Gizmo Art Production, Inc. will be designing and building the Bay Area Discovery Museum’s new “Canopy Climber”, an exciting outdoor play space for older children. In the area near what is known as the “Tot Spot” (an outdoor…
Gizmo has had the exciting opportunity to work alongside Ned Kahn on his piece “Circadian Wind”. Gizmo will be installing this sculpture on a multistory parking garage in Los Angeles which will present our team with a challenging yet unforeign task of maneuvering the very tall parking garage in order to fasten the piece safely.…
Yumei Hou’s design captures the spirit of an outdoor folk dance from the Northeastern provinces of China, which typically involves groups of people of all ages, men and women, dancing vigorously in a variety of costumes to celebrate happy occasions such as Chinese New Year, birthdays and grand openings. Perfectly suited for the new municipal…
Gizmo is working closely with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s new Central Subway system, (operating from Chinatown to South of Market) and the SFAC’s Public Art Program, that is managing an exciting public art program that includes permanent artworks and related arts programming in adjacent neighborhoods. Contracted by Tutor Perini, Gizmo will be taking…
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 changed locations! We outgrew our old space and have moved even closer into the heart of San Francisco. Our new location is 202 Potrero Ave. (Previously known as Golden Bear Sportswear.) We are thrilled about our historic building and are utilizing every inch of the industrial space. Gizmo now has a full metal…