Gizmo Art Production, Inc.

Things are happening

Gumnut progress #sculptureart #playstructure #metalwork #outdooradventures # playgrounds #fabrication #design #installation @ San Francisco, California

Installation in process #publicart #fabrication #publicartwork #oakland

More Michael Arcega benches for San Pablo Park in Berkeley, CA #wildflowersbloom #wildflowers #berkeleyparks #welding #sculptureart #fabrication

Gumnuts being made #metalfabrication #artfabrication #outdoorsculpture #childrensmuseum #playstructure

Hollywood Park in Inglewood, CA will soon have a Ned Kahn Sculpture. This project is a large outdoor art installation in Inglewood, CA. The piece consists of thousands of aluminum bars situated on a building exterior. Each bar is attached to a custom designed bracket, allowing them to swing freely.

The foundations are in! (and what about that job site, right?)

Checking out the foundations of the Gumnut pods at the BADM...and the great view.

CODAsummit Virtual is the only conference focused on the exciting ways creative professionals are incorporating technology to create artwork installations that are changing the ways we experience our environments. Sept. 30 Oct. 2, 2020 https://www.codaworx.com/codasummit-2020/ We invite you to join us online in early October, where the art + technology community come together to network, share information and resources, and redefine the creative field in the process. Gizmo ...Art Production's presentation will speak on their expertise in fabrication and installation for monumental sculptures created in their SF based studio helping artists and institutions elevate their work to its highest potential. Gizmo is a creative company dedicated to designing and building interactive objects and unique environments that astonish, educate, and inspire. Partnering with our clients, we take ideas from any phase of development and turn them into physical reality. We serve artists, designers, businesses, and the community by bringing ideas to life, tackling each challenge with optimism and an open mind. In SF since 1996, Gizmo has fabricated sculptures in 45 cities across the country and our 25 employees have a wide range of expertise including; welding, carpentry, finishing, and electronics. All projects are created in our 22,000 sq foot studio. We make gizmos and have fun in the process!

New CNC plasma cutter is here!

Gizmo will be creating a 90 foot custom bench out of a fallen tree in San Francisco’s Presidio. Photo by Joe Rosato Jr./NBC Bay Area The Presidio’s Mother Tree On January 24th, the Tunnel Tops project team executed a crane pick of a fallen Monterey Cypress in the Presidio of San Francisco. This specific tree was of special interest due to its gargantuan proportions, it had long presented a challenge for removal due to its location. The tree was estimated to be 130 years old ...with a base diameter of nearly 6 feet and standing over 90 feet tall. It had fallen down a steep embankment in a historic residential district many years ago when the Presidio was still an active Army base. The Swinerton team worked with the various Presidio departments to coordinate the tree removal including tree preparation, crane access, road and trail closures, and trucking necessary to complete the operation. The tree was ultimately removed in two sections and weighed over 40,000 lbs. This was part of a larger effort to salvage the Monterey cypress trees planted by the Army which are now reaching the end of their natural lives. The cypress logs are being sent to a mill in Marshall, CA where they will be rough sawn and returned to a warehouse located at the Presidio for curing. These logs will then be assembled into custom large-scale site furnishings including benches and tables.