Search: Search Gizmo Art Production state of the art for everything art About Exhibitions Sculptures News Services Contact Gizmo worked with artists Taraneh Hemami to fabricate and install the tessellated stainless sculpture. Client: Taraneh Hemami and Carmel Partners Category: Public Art Location: Oakland, CA Date: September 2021 A sculptural tree with tessellated canopies made of mirrored steel and iridescent glass is a new icon at the corner of 13th and Franklin Street in downtown Oakland California. Ever Green is a public sculpture installed across from the Tribune Tower. It stands in for acres of oak groves in Oakland’s past and its namesake, honoring the native land it is grounded in as well as the many attributes of the oak tree and its parallels with the city of Oakland; an emblem of strength, endurance and survival, oak is seen as a witness to history and changing times, offering shelter and protection, symbolizing knowledge, and wisdom. Using similar material to the building it adorns, the tree invites the passerby under its multiple canopies referencing the coming together of the many diverse communities that claim Oakland as home. The canopies multitude green glass lend their colors to the pavement during the day and are lit all through the night, while their tessellated mirrored surfaces reflect the surrounding buildings, bringing the skies above the newly erected 40-story tower closer to the grounds. Project navigation PREVIOUS Previous project: Ana Teresa Fernandez NEXT Next project: Ned Kahn Related projects RECENT POSTS Lucy in the Sky now lives in the Central Subway Union Square / Market Street Station, San Francisco March 11, 2021 Percent for Art December 8, 2020 Hollywood Park in Inglewood, CA will soon have a Ned Kahn Sculpture Installed November 9, 2020 CODAsummit Virtual: The Intersection of Art, Technology and Place September 29, 2020 130 year old tree to become Tunnel Top Benches September 8, 2020 Gumnut Grove is coming soon to Bay Area Discovery Museum August 25, 2020 Architectural Metal (7) Art in public places (3) Art Installation (3) Business (3) children's museum (1) Children's Museum Exhibit (16) Concept Development (7) Conference (2) Design (8) Design Process (3) Development (2) Display (10) Exhibit (33) Fabrication (56) Giving back (1) Installation (38) Internships (1) Lifestyle & Hobby (1) Marketing (2) Mentoring (1) Metal Fabrication (5) Prototype (1) Public Art (11) Sculpture (8) Tutoring (1) Uncategorized (3) World News (1) E-mail: info@gizmosf.com Phone: 415-222-6181 Get a Quote Find us on: Facebook page opens in new window Instagram page opens in new window NEWS Lucy in the Sky now lives in the Central Subway Union Square / Market Street Station, San Francisco March 11, 2021 Percent for Art December 8, 2020 Hollywood Park in Inglewood, CA will soon have a Ned Kahn Sculpture Installed November 9, 2020 CODAsummit Virtual: The Intersection of Art, Technology and Place September 29, 2020 130 year old tree to become Tunnel Top Benches September 8, 2020 RECENT PROJECTS Portfolio Categories Art Installations Children's Museum Cultural Center Exhibitions Interactive Kinetic Sculpture Multimedia Outdoor Sculpture Public Art Science Museums Sculpture