One of a suite of works on paper inspired by the counter-intuitive concept of ‘Dazzle Camouflage’ which was employed on some allied shipping during the Great War, and more rarely, during WWII; not to offer concealment but to make it difficult for the enemy to estimate the target’s range, speed, and heading.
Here the figure is partially concealed by a target pattern projected across a room. This simultaneously alters spatial cognition and yet signals a human presence by interpretation of the modified pattern.
The concentric rings may also be read as a sight or target. The individual under surveillance; vulnerable, every move monitored and recorded…
Representational figure work, but the composition owes much to ideas of Op Art and high contrast graphic design.
graphite and white acrylic on thick grey paper
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£250
One of a suite of works on paper inspired by the counter-intuitive concept of ‘Dazzle Camouflage’ which was employed on some allied shipping during the Great War, and more rarely, during WWII; not to offer concealment but to make it difficult for the enemy to estimate the target’s range, speed, and heading.
Here the figure is partially concealed by a target pattern projected across a room. This simultaneously alters spatial cognition and yet signals a human presence by interpretation of the modified pattern.
The concentric rings may also be read as a sight or target. The individual under surveillance; vulnerable, every move monitored and recorded…
Representational figure work, but the composition owes much to ideas of Op Art and high contrast graphic design.
graphite and white acrylic on thick grey paper
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This artwork is sold by Glenn Ibbitson from United Kingdom