The name of this painting, done shortly after WW1, is 'Painting of Dazzle Ships in Drydock, in Liverpool, 1919', by the British painter Edward Wadsworth. It's a wonderful modernist painting depicting the modernist-inspired surface treatment of the ships, as well as the linear treatment of the drydock and surrounding structures. Unfortunately, there is no evidence to suggest that Wadsworth ever worked on designing Dazzle designs for ships.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Dazzle #6 - painting inspired by camouflage inspired by modern art
The name of this painting, done shortly after WW1, is 'Painting of Dazzle Ships in Drydock, in Liverpool, 1919', by the British painter Edward Wadsworth. It's a wonderful modernist painting depicting the modernist-inspired surface treatment of the ships, as well as the linear treatment of the drydock and surrounding structures. Unfortunately, there is no evidence to suggest that Wadsworth ever worked on designing Dazzle designs for ships.
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It's interesting how he uses the pipes, which recede toward a traditional vanishing point, to anchor the craziness of the ship.
ReplyDeleteI know there are radio-controlled model boat enthusiasts who recreate WWI & WWII era ships and have them fight one another (with bb-s capable of penetrating the plywood of the boats).
I wonder if any of them ever made ships with these patterns?