Here fishy fishy

To make up for the rambling post from yesterday I'd like to show you something awesome!  Artist, Jason deCaires Taylor has built quite a name for himself creating artificial coral reefs from his beautiful and emotional life sizes statues. The picture below links to an article about his most recent build outside of Cancun, Mexico. But, I encourage you to check out his website (linked to his name above).  Past work with progression shots show how the pieces have become a part of nature, truly facilitating new growth in these very fragile ecosystems. 

Silent Evolution

 
I've added him to my list of artists worth emulating (which I just started right now).  Three reason's:
1. The individual sculptures are beautiful and made from eco-conscious materials.
2. The piece in its entirety is ever changing and therefore, always interesting, new, and exciting.
3. The artist is brave. The idea of making something for the sole purpose of being, for lack of a better word, destroyed is something a lot of artists struggle with. It is an important and humbling moment in an artists life when he or she decides to paint over a painting or disassemble a sculpture. (A stretch I know, but you get the idea).

Enjoy!
Roni!