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The Art of Jason deCaires Taylor

Contributed By: ecofabulous

Boy, oh boy, do I have some fabulous art for you today. The work of Jason deCaires Taylor is insanely beautiful, and literally green… and pink, and orange, and yellow! He creates life-sized concrete sculptures, and then gently lowers them to the ocean floor. It’s there that they become not only permanent art installations, but also a new home to the tropical sea creatures living in the deep. Imagine being out for a morning snorkel and happening upon this stunning artist-made reef off the coast of Grenada? I’m guessing it would be a magical (yet kinda spooky) experience! Here are a few words from Jason about these magical / spooky, installations / reefs:

“Coral reefs attract an array of marine life (such as colourful fish, turtles, sea urchins, sponges, and sharks) and also provide enclosed spaces for sea creatures to breed or take refuge… One of the greatest benefits of artificial reefs is that they have lifted the pressure off natural reefs which, over the past few decades, have been over-fished and over-visited. By diverting attention to artificial reefs, natural reefs have now been given a greater chance to repair and to regenerate.”

So amazing, right? Right! Ok, I’m going to go and dream of swimming in warm blue water, but I’ll be back next Thursday with yet another ecofabulous artist.

~ The Jealous Curator