Disruptive Pattern Material: An Encyclopedia of Camouflage

by Hardy Blechman, Alex Newman (Editor)

From animal survival to anti-war irony. Camouflage occurs naturally in the wild as a mechanism of protection and illusion. Learning from nature, military strategists reproduced, painted and printed camouflage patterns to protect equipment and soldiers. Disruptive Pattern Material is an encyclopedic history of camouflage from its roots in nature, through to its adoption by armed forces and on to its current popularity within modern civilian culture. The book begins with the wide variety of wildlife that protects itself by blending into the environment. Military camouflage covers the first uses of camouflage to disguise artillery and ships and eventually individual soldiers. A comprehensive, historical guide features the various camouflage patterns issued to soldiers of 107 nations around the world. The use of camouflage outside of the armed forces first began in the 1960s by anti-war protestors. From there, camouflage was further explored by artists and designers. The book covers the uses of non-military camouflage Featuring 5,000 compelling images by leading photographers, Disruptive Pattern Material is an authoritative reference with fascinating cultural insight.

720 pages, Hardcover

First published November 6, 2004

Reviews

[Zhang Stanley]

It's a fantastic read.
Knowing about Cubism and the work of Pablo Picasso.

Also, how the eyes reacted to the different spectrum, a very human being thing which does not apply to other animal.

I love the short paragraph especially for questioning how we see things, which by answering, will lead us to the question of how we not see thing.

[Daniela · Rating 5 out of 5]

My invaluable source of inspiration.