Public Art Proposal Display
Art Proposals for Pier 27 Cruise Terminal Public Art Project
The San Francisco Arts Commission is conducting a review process to choose an artist to create a sculpture or series of sculptures for the James R Herman Cruise Terminal at Pier 27.
The artwork will be located within the terminal plaza adjacent to the Embarcadero pedestrian entrance at Lombard Street. The work should be positioned to invite viewing but not impede paths of circulation, be visible from points north and south along the Embarcadero and should embrace and highlight its visual connection to the Bay and to geographic, cultural, and historic aspects of the site and surrounding areas.
Additionally, the work should be universally accessible, accommodating, and appropriately scaled to the site, be fabricated with consideration of sustainable materials, and constructed as permanent and maintainable within an urban and marine environment.
Three artists were chosen as finalists by a Public Art Review Panel to design site-specific proposals for this artwork opportunity: David Brooks, Ana Teresa Fernández, and James Shen.
Mareas is a visual, vibrant and experiential gateway unto the port of San Francisco. 
Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon by which an illusion involving a vague image is perceived as something clear and distinct (e.g. cloud forms in the shape of fish). The natural world has long been the incessant receiver of pareidolic vision—a backdrop for projecting our ever-changing desires and fears. This project activates this perceptual phenomenon to engage visitors of Pier 27 into an act of play and delight through their own interpretations of clouds resembling a school of fish. Various-sized flags will be printed from an archive of images I have amassed of clouds that look like fish and various-sized flagpoles will be arranged to approximate a dynamic school of fish. 
Old Gold Mountain is a public artwork designed to foster connections through diverse perspectives. Its name, a literal translation of "San Francisco" in Chinese, originates from a pivotal period in the city's history when a wave of immigrants arrived seeking fortune during the gold rush era.
Opportunity For Public Comment
Please take a few minutes to review these artwork proposals and provide feedback. The proposals are available online at www.sfartscommission.org/calendar in the Public Art Proposal Display section, where you can leave feedback in the public comment form. Comments may also be submitted via email to sfacpublicartcomment@sfgov.org by Tuesday, November 14th at 5:00 p.m.