Public Art and Architecture from Around the World

Tag: Fencing

  • Hans Shiller Plaza

    Hans Shiller Plaza

    Corner of Peabody and Leland Visitation Valley Opening in March 2001, Hans Schiller Plaza was the first Visitacion Valley Greenway site to be completed. Construction was supervised by the Trust for Public Land with funding from the Columbia Foundation founded by the late Madeleine Haas Russell.  The gift was made in memory of her friend…

  • Solar Plumes on a Painted Steel Fence

    Sunnyside Playground 200 Melrose Twin Peaks These painted steel panels were commissioned in 2008 for $23,600 by the San Francisco Art Commission to Deborah Kennedy. According to Kennedy’s website the curvilinear patterns cut into water-jet cut stainless steel were abstracted from patterns found in NASA’s TRACE close-up satellite photos of the solar surface. These photos…

  • Sunset Playground’s New Fencing

    2201 Lawton Sunset District Sunset Playground This piece was commissioned by the SFAC for $70,000.  The artist selected was Bryan Tedrick. Brian is a local boy, born in Oakland, he holds a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. He is a prolific and very versatile metal sculptor. These five sculptural elements were inspired by the…

  • Mission Parade

    *   According to the artist, “The artwork is a playful interpretation of the Mission District’s diverse community and creativity. The procession’s cast of historical and imaginary characters evoke the neighborhood’s past while casting a cheerful look toward the future.” Mission Parade consists of 20 steel cut panels with 10 unique vignettes that repeat at both…