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Jason deCaires Taylor (b. 1974)

is a British sculptor and creator of the world’s first underwater sculpture park - the Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park - and underwater museum. located in Quintana Roo, Mexico.

The Cancun Underwater Museum is one of the largest underwater artificial attractions on Earth. It consists of over 400 permanent life-size sculptures made by English artist, Jason deCaires Taylor.

Designed to become artificial reefs, the sculptures are all made from ph neutral clay in order to promote the growth of coral reef and marine life around them. Each sculpture is molded from real models and has its own meaning such as ‘The Dream Collector’, ‘The Gardener’, ‘The Banker’, ‘Man on Fire’ and ‘The Silent Evolution’.

Taylor graduated from London Institute of Arts with a BA Honors in Sculpture, was a fully qualified diving instructor and underwater naturalist until he started venturing into deep in ocean art. Taylor is founder and creator of the world’s first underwater sculpture park in the west coast of Grenada which according to National Geographic is one of the Top 25 Wonders of the World.

Apart from this Taylor has co-founded MUSA (Museo Subacuático de Arte), a monumental museum with a collection of over 500 of his sculptural works, submerged off the coast of Cancun, Mexico; described by Forbes as one of the world’s most unique travel destinations and in year 2014 Taylor submerged “Ocean Atlas” in the Bahamas, which is currently the largest single underwater sculpture in the world measuring 5 meters high and weighing over 60 tons.

Jason Taylor's artworks want to encourage environmental awareness, instigate social change and lead us to appreciate the breathtaking natural beauty of the underwater world.

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