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The inventive 'dazzle' strategy used to disguise WW1 ships

When ships were attacked by submarines during World War One, a British artist proposed an idea for disguising them. Instead of attempting pure invisibility, Norman Wilkinson suggested an optic illusion. This 'dazzle' strategy protected ships at sea, and gave artists a chance for their avant-garde visual language to serve a 'practical, useful purpose within the war'.

In War Art with Eddie Redmayne, the Oscar-winning actor visits artists’ studios, museums and battlefields to uncover various artforms inspired by war and conflict.

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The inventive 'dazzle' strategy used to disguise WW1 ships