Art that inspires me

Building on the ideas of Dewey from yesterday - I started thinking about art that gets me in a guttural way first - something that sucks a little something out of you when you see it, and you willingly give it because this is art that makes the world seem governed by poetics and magic once more. For me it is art that astounds, and touches me emotionally. This is one of those works

http://24flinching.com/word/featured/drowning-beautiful/?ref=nf

It is created by an artist called Jason de Caires Taylor who creates amazing underwater sculptures that are left in the sea to grow. Here are some images - but check the link out above.

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You can access his site at http://www.underwatersculpture.com/pages/artist/about.htm

I will write more about him tomorrow - and the role of art as experience as I mentioned regarding John Dewey yesterday (the one that's my sworn enemy)

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