A towering 45-foot-tall nude woman that\u2019s been turning heads along San Francisco\u2019s waterfront is officially on the market \u2014 but anyone hoping to take her home better have deep pockets.<\/p>\n
The massive metal sculpture known as \u201cR-Evolution,\u201d<\/a> now renamed \u201cI Am,\u201d is up for sale or lease after its high-profile run at Embarcadero Plaza, according to creator Marco Cochrane<\/a>.<\/p>\n Buying the 13,000-pound artwork won\u2019t come cheap. <\/p>\n While Cochrane hasn\u2019t listed an asking price, the costs are expected to climb well into the six figures. It cost roughly $300,000 just to install the giant sculpture in the city\u2019s Embarcadero Plaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n A towering 45-foot-tall nude woman that\u2019s been turning heads along San Francisco\u2019s waterfront is officially on the market \u2014 but anyone hoping to take her home better have deep pockets. Getty Images<\/p>\n The colossal figure was created by Cochrane and modeled after California dancer and singer Deja Solis.<\/p>\n The massive metal sculpture known as \u201cR-Evolution,\u201d now renamed \u201cI Am,\u201d is up for sale or lease after its high-profile run at Embarcadero Plaza, according to creator Marco Cochrane (center). Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n Cochrane said the statue is \u201cup for sale and lease\u201d and encouraged interested buyers to contact him if they want to make the eye-catching landmark their own.<\/p>\n \u201cWith this piece, Model Deja Solis explores and expresses what she feels like when she can just be\u2026a whole person\u2026 a woman, radiating her energy into the world calm.. just breathing.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia’s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n The statue will be disassembled and leave San Francisco in October<\/p>\n The massive female is also known for its \u201cbreathing\u201d period every day, when its metal chest expands and contracts. There is also two periods during the day when the statue is lit up.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Building 180, who works with Cochrane, told SF Gate<\/a> the statue \u201cis on temporary loan and is available for purchase.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The statue will be disassembled and leave San Francisco in October Instagram\/yusefxperience<\/p>\n \u201cWe believe great public artworks shouldn\u2019t return to storage \u2014 they deserve to find permanent homes where they can continue to inspire,\u201d said the spokesperson. \u201cJust as importantly, living artists deserve to be celebrated, supported, and paid for creating the work that enriches our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n The huge woman was originally part of a privately funded project called Big Art Loop to bring 100 temporarily installed large-scale sculptures to public spaces in SF over the next few years.<\/p>\n Anyone interested in buying and installing the statue will need a crew to collect its 7 parts and bolt them together with the help of a crane and forklift.<\/p>\n Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n California Post News: Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, X<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, WhatsApp<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t
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