Bayview/Hunters Point at the Shipyards
11 Innes Court
The Shipyards at Hunters Point is a new Lennar Development. Part of the project is $1million in art provided by a Federal Grant to the San Francisco Redevelopment Commission.
This piece titled Bayview Horn is by Jerry Barish and was purchased for $125,ooo.
Jerry Ross Barrish is a sculptor and fourth generation San Franciscan who works in Dog Patch. Barrish is a figurative artist whose early assemblages are made of found objects, actual plastic refuse and debris collected from his long walks along the southeastern shoreline.
Barrish received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree and Master of Fine Arts Degree from the San Francisco Art Institute.
His connection with the Bayview Hunters Point Shipyard is a personal one: during World War II his mother was a civilian working for the Marine Corps while his father served in the U.S. Navy and stationed in the South Pacific arena.
This is Barrish’s first permanent public art commission.
Love it! Bayview Horn is tall, dramatic and limited to two bold colours. It needs a much better space, to show off its boldness. No rubbish bin in the background and the bare ground does not do the piece justice.