


- Dazzle camouflage~
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Dazzle is also referred to as 'razzle dazzle painting' it was used on ships during world war1 and world war2 (although less.)-Credited to artist Norman Wilkinson
although it looks as if the paint would draw attention to the ship Dazzle but made it difficult for the enemy to estimate its type, size, speed and heading.
The use of complex shapes and contrasting colours has made Dazzle so recognizable.
Camouflage is designed to hind and make something blend into it's surroundings to draw attention away from itself, in animals and plants it is a defense mechanism.
For an example zebras use their stripes to confuse predators when it hides behind the large grass, a moth that looks like a leaf cleverly disguises itself on a tree.
VORTICISM~
It was a small-time running British art movement from the early 20th century that consisted of interlocking shapes, it was also mentioned to be the alternative to cubism (we can clearly see the influence in the shapes and how they're placed and overlapping, the genre however grew out of cubism). Despite this it is more related to Futurism and modern and machine-like.
How it looks: In a Vorticist painting modern life is shown as an array of bold lines and harsh colours drawing the viewer's eye into the centre of the canvas. This certainly is the way and to the eye in some paintings you can't see where the painting starts or begins to end.
where did they go: The Vorticists published two issues of the literary magazine BLAST, in June 1914 and July 1915, with the work of Erza Pound.
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