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出版社:T A M H L
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ISBN:9780500287101
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作者:TIM NEWARK
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頁數:192
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出版日期:2009-01-01
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印刷日期:2009-01-01
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包裝:平裝
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開本:16開
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版次:1
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印次:1
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This wonderfully vivid and appealing book tells the fascinating story of camouflage - an interplay between modern military developments on the one hand and the spheres of art, fashion and popular culture on the other.A dazzling revelation of camouflage's power in nature, war and art, it is essential reading for anyone interested in design, fashion or military history.
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The animal kingdom provides examples of all the essential
principles of camouflage: the chameleon, whose colors change to
merge with its setting; the zebra, whose vivid stripes disrupt
its outline and make it more difficult for predators to sight
from a distance; the stick insect that pretends to be what it's
not.
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. 300
illustrations, 250 in color.
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Preface Visual Subterfuge in the Natural World Introduction by Jonathan Miller Hunters and Riflemen Early Camouflage Hunting and Camouflage Defeating the Eye in the Sky Camouflage in the First World War Cubism and Camouflage The Dazzle Ball Camouflaging a Nation Camouflage in the Second World War Patterns of the Forest Aircraft Camouflage Camo Triumphant Camouflage in War and Peace since 1945 The Future of Camouflage Contemporary Artists Inspired by Camouflage Camouflage Architecture Acknowledgments Bibliography Index
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