Jason de caires taylor
- 1. Jason deCaires Taylor Jason deCaires Taylor is an Englishsculptor specializing in the creation of contemporary underwater sculptures which over time develop into artificial coral reefs. He was born on the 12th of August 1974. Taylor integrates his skills as a conservationist, underwater photographer and scuba diving instructorto produce unique installations that encourage the habitation and growth of corals and marine life. His early work includes Vicissitudes, Grace Reef, The Lost Correspondent and The Unstill Life. All are located in the world´s first public underwater sculpture park in Molinere Bay, Grenada, West Indies, commissioned in 2006. More recently his most ambitious project to date is the creation of the world's largest underwater sculpture museum, MUSA, situated off the coast of Cancun and the western coast of Isla Mujeres. Taylor's early creations were land based and often inspired by the work of Christo, Richard Long and Claes Oldenburg who focus on the affinity between the object and its environment reflects in his own life encounters. In an Article from Caribbean travel magazine, Taylor stated “I am interested in public art and how objects change in response to their environment”. The majority of Taylor’s work takes the form of human figurative sculptures housed beneath the ocean. Since 2006 his work has featured in numerous art and environmental publications and in 2008 he was awarded membership to The Art and Science Collaborations Inc.