If you've walked along the Embarcadero this week in the night or early morning hours, you probably noticed a new and dazzling light display on the Bay Bridge.
The $8 million "sculpture" is the work of artist Leo Villareal called "The Bay Lights."
It's official debut is in March, but testing began earlier this month. Each night more and more lights appear in new and different designs as the artist tests his creation. The testing continued into the pre-dawn hours Saturday as you can see in the raw video at the top of this article.
People along the waterfront are giving the display rave reviews.
Come March 5, 25,000 LED lights, which have been strung along the bridge's western span, will turn on and stay on for about seven hours each night.
Villareal says he is using computer software to manipulate the swath of lights as a high tech piece of fine art. “The movement of water, the traffic, any kind of movement is what I’m taking inspiration from,” Villareal said.
The display will not be visable to drivers on the Bay Bridge.
