The Situation You’re the Fleet Admiral of the Navy in World War I. Your ships are being sunk at an alarming rate by the devastatingly effective German U-Boat. The traditional camoufla…
Wilkinson called this game of smoke and mirrors ‘dazzle camouflage’, dubbed by many ‘razzle dazzle’. The experiment, outrageous at first, was effective...
Mersey Ferry Snowdrop 'dazzled' by legendary Sgt Pepper artist
The Situation You’re the Fleet Admiral of the Navy in World War I. Your ships are being sunk at an alarming rate by the devastatingly effective German U-Boat. The traditional camoufla…
This is probably not what you think of when you think of camouflage. Becoming invisible with your surroundings is only one type of camouflage. Camofleurs call this “high similarity” or “blending” camouflage. But camouflage can also take the opposite approach. Think about zebras. It’s hypothesized that their stripes make it difficult for a predator to
Razzle-Dazzle Camouflage “ Q “ Ship Painting On Canvas by Simon G.B. Roberts @ 76 x 51 cms
On 1 February 1917, Germany resumed its policy of ‘unrestricted submarine warfare.’ The seas around the British Isles were declared a war zone in which fishing vessels and unarmed merchant vessels,…
The First World War Centenary Art Commissions and Tate Liverpool have launched ‘Everybody Razzle Dazzle’, Sir Peter Blake’s ‘dazzle’ commission, in partnership …
Dazzle painting was created during the first world war to protect British naval vessels from German attack. The jagged, almost psychedelic designs influenced artists including Peter Blake, Carlos Cruz-Diez and Tobias Rehberger
The Situation You’re the Fleet Admiral of the Navy in World War I. Your ships are being sunk at an alarming rate by the devastatingly effective German U-Boat. The traditional camoufla…
The non-profit Public Art Fund and 14-18 NOW (a U.K. arts program) have commissioned an artist to transform the old John J. Harvey fireboat into an eye-catching, red and white “dazzle” ship.
The background to the famous Ferry Cross the Mersey and why Sir Peter Blake was asked to Razzle Dazze a ferry. He did and called it Everybody Razzle Dazzle.
Primarily used during WWI, Dazzle Camouflage was used on Ally warships to make it difficult to estimate a target's range, speed, and heading. Consisti...
