Wed 24 Feb 2010
Vicissitudes – Art of Jason deCaires Taylor
Posted by A.A. under Art, Sculpture
[9] Comments
The ocean is mysterious in the truest sense. We only know its edges, not its center. We know its shallow bits fairly well, but its depths are still fairly unexplored. We have been to the moon more than we have been to the deepest parts of the ocean. I think we relate to the ocean because in some ways, we humans are similarly mysterious. I find the art of Jason deCaires Taylor to be capturing a hint of that mystery.
Taylor has gained international recognition for creating the world’s first underwater sculpture park in Grenada, West Indies. His work is not only beautiful and unique; it also champions a message of ecologic hope and recovery.
Jason deCaires Taylor at work (click to enlarge):
More:
UnderwaterSculpture.com
YouTube Preview of the new underwater sculptures in Cancun, Mexico
Interview with Miranda Krestovnikoff
Jason deCaires Taylor on Twitter
Jason deCaires Taylor on FaceBook
i just love this,imagine million or more years from now,some other species take over planet earth and mankind dont exist anymore,this sculpture would represent how powerful and advance humans was.
Beautiful and mysterious, and definitely erie because if I was swimming and saw those, I would probably have a heart attack before I realized what it was. But very beautiful and necessary to the art world.
the thousends of slaves thrown overboard from slaveships.
it’s sooooo cool but in the same time it’s also scary..
These remind me, I was looking the other day at photos of WW2 era Japanese warships, wrecked and lying on the sea bed miles below the surface of the water.
Almost as eerie, but these statues I found a bit more personal since they’re are made akin to our human form.
your underwater sculptures are astonishing….real exploration happening for you…
It’s because we want to return to our primordial roots. We miss the ocean. I still can’t comprehend how people live in the middle of the country away from the ocean.
Thank you for this post. There is a beautiful sadness here, something to do with the way the sea will eventually take the sculpture as its own.
Thanks
Corinna
Im looking at the work of a VISUAL GENIUS. Truly Outstanding!