Underwater sculpture } Jason deCaires Taylor

by Ingrid. Monday, April 11th, 2011

It rained so much in Sydney last night this is what happened to the city….

Te he he OK, terrible joke to start the week, sorry guys! Still, you can’t tell me the Underwater Art Museum in Isla Mujeres National Marine Park near Cancun, Mexico isn’t pretty darn kewl.

Jason deCaires Taylor is the creative mastermind behind these gentle, silent statues made of a porous materials to encourage reef life to grow on and around them.

Hauntingly beautiful aren’t they? Besides Mexico, you’ll also find some of deCaires Taylor’s figures in the West Indies and the UK. Makes me want to get my diving ticket even more…. on the list!

Jason deCaires Taylor, underwater sculpture, art, mexico, west indies, uk

The Silent Evolution (La Evolución Silenciosa) Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Hombre en Llamas (Man on fire) Isla Mujeres, Mexico

The Lost Correspondent, Grenada, West Indies

'Vicissitudes' 26 figures at 5 metres deep - Grenada, West Indies

'Vicissitudes' Grenada, West Indies

'Vicissitudes' at night - Grenada, West Indies

Alluvia - Canterbury, UK

'The unstill life' Grenada, West Indies

La Jardinera del la Esperanza (the garden of hope) Nizuc, Mexico

About Ingrid Schroder

A Sydney-side freelance graphic designer, photographer & yoga teacher - I find myself turning to nature for guaranteed revival from the crazy pace of city life - be it digging in my garden, capturing natural beauty through a lens, floating in the ocean, practicing yoga or out exploring this incredible planet we all call home. Follow me on twitter @Cohabitaire

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http://gardeningqueen.com Sherman

woe those are some really cool photos I would love to go diving around those sculptures

http://www.cohabitaire.com IJS

That would be amazing, Sherman!
I really want to get my dive ticket, to see these in real life would be incredible!
Thanks for dropping by.
Ingrid x

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_DCMTUNDZNE6WTD23KCUUQUJI4U StevenB

Fantastic detail , great sculptures! It would be great if that music could be played underwater perhaps powered by the sun. The Chinese life sized army may one day be underwater, this is a glimpse of the future. Great concept!