There was nothing conventional about Wilkinson's dazzle ship concept. It was an eccentric idea inspired by the most cutting edge contemporary art of the time; namely Cubism, Futurism and Vorticism.

Dazzle patterns have been used as far back as World War I to camouflage ships at risk of being sunk by U-boats, and the technique is still used today.

A pilot boat, conserved by the Merseyside Maritime Museum, has received a fresh lick of paint. Its striking new design reveals a fascinating history of the art of confusion in warfare. The Edmund ...

There was nothing conventional about Wilkinson's dazzle ship concept. It was an eccentric idea inspired by the most cutting edge contemporary art of the time; namely Cubism, Futurism and Vorticism.

Dazzle ships. The British Admiralty introduced dazzle painting to camouflage its ships in early 1917, at a time when German submarines threatened Britain’s trade and supplies.

Phillips’ design is a riot of exuberant gestural sweeps in pink, blue and yellow across a background of black and white geometric forms down the length of the 72-metre (239-foot) ship.

Tauba Auerbach’s dazzle ship was revealed this week in New York Harbor and will soon be open for visits. Meanwhile, on the other side of the pond, a “dazzled” ferry in Liverpool is hosting ...

THE first Dazzle Ship in Scotland has been unveiled on Leith Dock as part of an arts programme for the First World War centenary, to mark 100 years since the Battle of Jutland. The ship features a ...

Dazzle Camouflage from Joe Myers on Vimeo. “It’s counterintuitive. People can’t really believe that you could interfere with the visibility of something by making it more highly visible, but ...

During World War One, some 2,000 warships were painted in reds, oranges and greens to confuse German U-boats. They were known as "dazzle ships", and now the technique's been recreated as part of ...