Underwater Experience of Jason Decaires

Jason Decaires is an English sculptor specializing in the creation of artificial underwater coral reefs. His work stems from a conservationist stand point. Decaires strives to make art that is not only harmless to its environment, but promotes life where it is installed. He works with a special cement with a very low pH level to attract corals. These pieces above are installed in various areas off the coast of Mexico, and Cancun. Ranging from 4 meters depth to 9 meters depth. All sculptures are life sized and carefully planned and placed to be most effective at attracting life. Over time these underwater worlds created by Decaires begin gathering small corals. Colors and textures constantly changing with the passing of time.

For more information on Jason Decaires visit his website www.underwatersculpture.com

Jonas Gerard

I have never really been interested in abstract art until recently when I made a visit to the Los Angeles County Museum. The exhibit there really opened up a new window to the wonders of abstract art for me. Since I have done an abstract piece of my own and enjoyed the process an the outcome. Through researching technique in this field i stumbled upon Jonas Gerard. Jonas Gerard is an renowned abstract painter. His works are filled with color and life. Jonas was born in Casablanca, Morroco. And now he lives in the Asheville, NC and runs a large studio there. He works with Acrylics on canvas, and also works in sculptural aspects. This piece titled "Golden Force" really caught my eye. The lack of cool colors really gives it a strong and brute portrayal. The canvas is 40x40. The texture in the piece really gives the eye a sense of direction even though it is abstract. Jonas really executes his pieces as though the painting had been there on the canvas all along, or rather the canvas was waiting to be brought to life by the hands of Jonas. His pieces also have a feeling of culture, and home. I am excited to see what else I will discover in this new found appreciation of abstraction and hope I will be successful in attempting it myself.

"I don't know where I am going, but somehow I know how to get there, all along discovering the way...My goal is to delve deeper into this mystery of "not knowing" so as to open all possibilities." Jonas Gerard

A street artist, a storyteller

Blu’s fame began in 1999, thanks to a series of illicit graffiti painted in the historical center and suburbs of Bologna, the capital of Italy. In the early years of his career his technique was limited to the use of spray paint, the typical medium of graffiti culture. His characteristic style appeared in 2001, however, when Blu started painting with house paint, using rollers mounted on top of telescopic sticks. This new solution allowed him to increase the painted surface area and convey a stronger intensity to his visual vocabulary. Huge human figures, sometimes sarcastic, sometimes dramatic, who looked as if they were borrowed from dark comics or arcade games, began appearing along the streets of Bologna around this time. Since then Blu has been commissioned to do pieces of works all around the world. 

Blu's artwork has evolved from large murals that cover entire buildings, too pieces that come to life and seem to trot about entire cities. He creates stop animation films in which the audience is able to experience his work come to life and interact with the world around us in impossibly imaginative ways. It's as if you are watching the life span of his creation. His work can be described, as dark and surreal. For Blu, the world is his canvas. Blu is not limited to a 16 inch by 20 inch frame, his canvas is infinite and full of life.


Blu's website is www.blublu.org