Repainted HMS President 1918 on the Victoria Embankment, River Thames at London, UK in December - dazzle camouflage, Dazzle Ship
Details on sign on the South Bank: "Dazzle Ship London by Tobias Rehberger 14-18 NOW WW1 centenary art commissions Opposite on the north bank of the river, artist Tobias Rehberger has created a contemporary dazzle design for HMS President (1918) as part of 14-18 NOW, WW1 centenary art commissions. This contemporary artwork takes as its starting point a style of optical distortion used extensively during the First World War, called Dazzle painting. Devised by British artist Norman Wilkinson and supervised by vorticist artist Edward Wadsworth, the camouflage technique incorporated bold shapes and strong contrasts, with an aim to confuse rather than conceal. The HMS President (1918) is one of three surviving WW1 warships. It was dazzled on its launch in 1918, under its original name HMS Saxifrage"
Size: 5067px × 3378px
Location: London, England UK
Photo credit: © Carolyn Jenkins / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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