Nate Mahoney Studio

Tag: Public art

  • Art gallery walking tours

    Just launched on Airbnb!

    I’m hosting art gallery walking tours in downtown San Francisco to share the latest in contemporary art. I’ll share more information soon…

    Here’s the link. Please share it with your friends and family! I’m excited to share the latest in contemporary art with you.

    http://airbnb.com/x/sf-art-galleries

  • Fall Artists’ Dinner

    Fall Artists’ Dinner

    We had such a fantastic artists’ dinner at Ruth’s Table this October!

    I’m excited to share more details with you soon…

  • Prototyping

    Prototyping

    Thanks to Diane and Kate for leading a fun AI playground workshop.

    I’m using AI tools to create new products and services.

    For my art practice:

    1. AI Coffee: Scan a QR code sticker to order your coffee

    For my small business, The Urbanist.

    1. The Urbanist: Text Advice for how to use public transportation, food recommendations, and for city tips.
    2. The Urbanist. Safe Streets: Text message supportive advice for confidently navigating the city.

    Tool or Tools utilized: Figma Make, Twillio, Terminal, Python, Flask, Claude, Chat GPT. 

    What worked well: Figma make went very well for generating a prototype. Setting up an account and verifying phone numbers on Twillio was easy. 

    What didn’t: Getting python running on terminal was tricky, I’m new to coding so learning a lot asking Chat GPT how to get it to work 

    Next steps: Prototyping and coding this so it actually works with a phone number ported to Twillio. 

    Links: 

  • Commissioned Installation: Fontana Delle Nob Hill Art Wallpaper.

    Commissioned Installation: Fontana Delle Nob Hill Art Wallpaper.

    Inspired by sketching and photographing the Fontana delle Tartarughe water fountain contraposto posture of the bronze figures at Huntington Park at Nob Hill in San Francisco, I used an analog and digtial printmaking process to create art wallpaper. Commission to install this wallpaper at The Birdcage coffee shop in Lower Nob Hill, San Francisco.

    The orginal fountain, Fontana delle Tartarughe is in Rome, Italy.

    The fountain in Huntington park is a copy.

  • Aquatic clock proposal

    Aquatic clock proposal

    A public art proposal to connect public swimming pools in different neighborhoods across the Bay Area. Inspired by taking WSI training at Oakland public pools and learning about a proposal to create a floating long course pool on the San Francisco water front. This initial idea is to update the defunct pool clock at Fremont pool in Oakland with a functional clock with a second hand to aide in timing workouts, a similar clock would be installed at other public pools in the Bay Area that would send and receive useful and poetic data from each location.