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Camouflage (Out of print)
| AUTHOR | Miller, Jonathan; Newark, Tim |
| PUBLISHER | Thames & Hudson (06/01/2007) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
Creativity in the art of disguise was spurred in World War I by the threats of aerial reconnaissance and long-range enemy fire. Aircraft and ships were painted with lozenge and zigzag patterns to make them more difficult to target. Artists were involved in creating these patterns, and were influenced in turn by the extraordinary painted vessels, said to be like floating cubist paintings. In 1919 the Chelsea Arts Club in London, inspired by wartime camouflage patterns, staged the Dazzle Ball, the first known example of camouflage influencing popular culture. Since then, artists from Pablo Picasso to Andy Warhol to Bridget Riley have explored the themes and extremes of camouflage and optical illusion, while camouflage patterns in clothes and accessories have filtered from the street to high fashion and back again.
Uniforms made from camouflage-printed textiles were first developed before World War II, and teams of artists, designers, and scientists worked together to create ever more sophisticated modes of camouflage and disguise. Today's high-tech research on textiles that are resistant to infrared and thermal detection shows a new direction in the future of camouflage.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780500513477
ISBN-10:
0500513473
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
208
Carton Quantity:
10
Product Dimensions:
10.02 x 0.92 x 10.94 inches
Weight:
3.11 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product - Canadian,
Dust Cover,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
CN
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Design | Textile & Costume
Design | Fashion & Accessories
Dewey Decimal:
701.08
Library of Congress Control Number:
2007298819
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Creativity in the art of disguise was spurred in World War I by the threats of aerial reconnaissance and long-range enemy fire. Aircraft and ships were painted with lozenge and zigzag patterns to make them more difficult to target. Artists were involved in creating these patterns, and were influenced in turn by the extraordinary painted vessels, said to be like floating cubist paintings. In 1919 the Chelsea Arts Club in London, inspired by wartime camouflage patterns, staged the Dazzle Ball, the first known example of camouflage influencing popular culture. Since then, artists from Pablo Picasso to Andy Warhol to Bridget Riley have explored the themes and extremes of camouflage and optical illusion, while camouflage patterns in clothes and accessories have filtered from the street to high fashion and back again.
Uniforms made from camouflage-printed textiles were first developed before World War II, and teams of artists, designers, and scientists worked together to create ever more sophisticated modes of camouflage and disguise. Today's high-tech research on textiles that are resistant to infrared and thermal detection shows a new direction in the future of camouflage.
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Author:
Newark, Tim
Tim Newark is the author of "Boardwalk Gangster" and "Mafia Allies" and the editor of "Military Illustrated, "and he has contributed book reviews to the "Financial Times, Time Out", and the "Daily Telegraph". He has worked as a scriptwriter and consultant for seven TV documentary series for the History Channel and BBC Worldwide. He lives in London.
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Introduction by:
Miller, Jonathan
Sir Jonathan Miller has a breadth and level of achievement which is almost unknown in our age. A trained physician, he gained early fame in the comedy show Beyond the Fringe, before going on to become a renowned writer, theatre and opera director and sculptor.
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