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Under Water Sculptures, by Jason deCaries Taylor

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Taylor is the artist and the diver behind the Musa Project in Mexico and Grenada underwater park, West Indies.
He graduated from the London Institute of Arts in 1998 with a BA Honours in Sculpture, he is also a qualified diving instructor an undewater naturalist and award winning underwater photographer, for his photographies capturing the metamorphosing effects of the ocean on his evolving sculptures.
In 2006, Taylor founded the world’s first underwater sculpture park, in Grenada, West. This amazing monument is now listed as one of the Top 25 Wonders of the World by National Geographic. Later in 2009, Taylor Jaime Gonzalez Cano of The National Marine Park, Roberto Diaz of The Cancun Nautical Association created MUSA. The MUSA Project (Museo Subaquatico de Arte) is a monumental museum with a collection of over 450 public sculptural works, submerged off the coast of Cancun, Mexico, one of the world’s most unique travel destinations.
Taylor got ivolved in plenty underwater projects: Alluvia, Canterbury, Kent, UK, Inverted Solitude (Smart art) at The National Diving and Activities Centre, Chepstow, UK or T.A. Marryshow Community College Project, initiated with Helen Hayward of T.A. Marryshow Community College to work on the Moliniere sculpture park.
Check out his web site for amazing shots of under water sculptures!!

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Inertia

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Depth 5m, MUSA Collection, Punta Nizuc, Mexico.

Man on fire

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Depth 8m, MUSA Collection, Cancun/Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Reclamation

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Depth 5m, MUSA Collection, Punta Nizuc, Mexico

The silent evolution

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Depth 8m, MUSA Collection, Cancun/Isla Mujeres, Mexico.

TamCC

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The Banker

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Depth 6m, MUSA Collection, Cancun/Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Viccisitudes

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Depth 5m, Grenada, West Indies


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