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Leo Villareal's 'Bay Lights' set to sparkle Bay Bridge for next few years

By: Bay City News 03/06/13 1:29 AM
The Bay Lights, Bay Bridge, Leo Villareal
About 25,000 LED lights were turned on tonight as part of an impressive light sculpture on the western span of the Bay Bridge. "The Bay Lights," an $8 million privately funded project created by artist Leo Villareal, will wow visitors near the bridge for at least the next two years, the artist and other dignitaries said before the 9 p.m. lighting ceremony. Read More

'Maestro of Light' Leo Villareal brings brilliant blaze to Bay Bridge

By: Greg Archer 02/03/13 10:01 PM
Bay Lights, Bay Bridge
Two years after its 75th anniversary, the Bay Bridge is about to experience a birthday celebration of unprecedented proportions, called The Bay Lights. The massive light-as-art installation is by Leo Villareal, known as the “Maestro of Light.” He was approached by Ben Davis, founder of the San Francisco creative-marketing agency Words Pictures Ideas, to create the piece. Read More

Art project to illuminate Bay Bridge

By: Dan McMenamin 09/18/12 6:21 PM
About 25,000 LED lights will be strung along the western span of the Bay Bridge over the next several months as part of a two-year art installation inspired by the bridge’s 75th anniversary. The Bay Lights, an $8 million project expected to be unveiled in March, will help bring attention to a bridge that is often overshadowed by the Golden Gate Bridge, said Ben Davis, whose organization, Illuminate the Arts, is overseeing the project. Read More
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