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You never know where an artist finds an inspiration. Some go to mountains, few search for picturesque locations while some even find solace on busy bylanes of a crowded city. But a Cuban artist has gone where no (wo)man has gone before for an inspiration. Under the sea!
Sandor Gonzales, 42-year-old artist, sketches several meters below the surface of the sea, surrounded by Caribbean fish and coral.
Gonzales touched fame after the world discovered his Europe-inspired black and white sketches on modern life and cityscapes. But recently, Gonzáles has been trending for sometime for his underwater quirk.
When six years ago, he went scuba diving in Cuba, he was mesmerised by the underwater tranquility. He found a way of sketching with charcoal or oil paints which unlike pastels or watercolour would not dissolve in water. He soaks the canvasses for at least an hour and rinse them to get rid of the salt and any organic matter, before hanging them out to dry.
Gonzáles wears scuba diving gear with an oxygen tank and flippers, and swims out 60 meters (197 feet) to his easel fixed in the seabed around 6 meters (20 feet) below the surface. With all the heavy gear, he also carries his canvas, and other equipment.
Fun fact
The sea can be described as the planet’s mega museum. There are more artefacts and remnants of history in the ocean than in all of the world’s museums combined!
You never know where an artist finds an inspiration. Some go to mountains, few search for picturesque locations while some even find solace on busy bylanes of a crowded city. But a Cuban artist has gone where no (wo)man has gone before for an inspiration. Under the sea!
Sandor Gonzales, 42-year-old artist, sketches several meters below the surface of the sea, surrounded by Caribbean fish and coral.
Gonzales touched fame after the world discovered his Europe-inspired black and white sketches on modern life and cityscapes. But recently, Gonzáles has been trending for sometime for his underwater quirk.
When six years ago, he went scuba diving in Cuba, he was mesmerised by the underwater tranquility. He found a way of sketching with charcoal or oil paints which unlike pastels or watercolour would not dissolve in water. He soaks the canvasses for at least an hour and rinse them to get rid of the salt and any organic matter, before hanging them out to dry.
Gonzáles wears scuba diving gear with an oxygen tank and flippers, and swims out 60 meters (197 feet) to his easel fixed in the seabed around 6 meters (20 feet) below the surface. With all the heavy gear, he also carries his canvas, and other equipment.
