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OverviewCamouflage has been linked with military and natural history contexts, but growing interest in the connections between areas such as ecology, evolution, visual deception and warfare, has taken the concept of camouflage beyond the politics of appearance, the art of disappearance or simple strategies of mimicry. Approaching this subject from the disciplines of art history and theory, art practice, biology, cultural theory, literature and philosophy, this volume greatly expands the reach of camouflage's cultural terrain. The result is a collection that provides a new perspective on the developing discourse of camouflage and contributes to debates about the roles that physical, artistic and social camouflage play in contemporary life. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ann Elias , Ross Harley , Nicholas TsoutasPublisher: Sydney University Press Imprint: Sydney University Press Weight: 0.480kg ISBN: 9781743324257ISBN 10: 1743324251 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 06 February 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Khaki to khaki (dust to dust): the ubiquity of camouflage in human experience by Roy R. Behrens 2. Camouflage and mimesis: deception, evolutionary biology and imitation by Bernd Hüppauf 3. Zoos and camouflage by Ann Elias 4. Australian stick and leaf insects (Insecta, Phasmida): camouflage and natural history by Paul D. Brock and Jack W. Hasenpusch 5. Mimicking the masters: a new age for camouflage design by Jonnie Morris 6. The origin of art: camouflage, anti-camouflage and de-camouflage in the appropriation art of Imants Tillers by Ian McLean 7. The camouflage effect by Pamela Hansford 8. Light leak by Tanya Peterson 9. From Ghillie suit to glittering kowhaiwhai: contemporary New Zealand artists deploy the camouflage aesthetic by Linda Tyler 10. Making visible, changing sides: the contradictory use of camouflage by artists Xing Junqin and Ian Howard by Ian Howard and Brigitta Olubas 11. Interventions in seeing: surveillance, camouflage and the Cold War camera by Donna West Brett 12. Unmasking militarism: hegemony, naturalisation, camouflage by Ben Wadham and Amy Hamilton 13. Of mimicry and hipsters by Hsuan Hsu 14. Camouflage/fashion/performance: a case study of Leigh Bowery by Jacqueline Millner 15. Hiding in the cosmos by Nikos Papastergiadis Afterword: shifting groundRoss Gibson About the contributors IndexReviews‘Camouflage Cultures is a variously stimulating collection, illustrating aspects of critical theory through the extension of camouflage as metaphor into cross- and interdisciplinary areas of historical and current practice and commentary in the arts and sciences.’ -- Mike Leggett * Leonardo * 'Camouflage Cultures is a variously stimulating collection, illustrating aspects of critical theory through the extension of camouflage as metaphor into cross- and interdisciplinary areas of historical and current practice and commentary in the arts and sciences.' -- Mike Leggett * Leonardo * Author InformationAnn Elias is an associate professor of critical studies at Sydney College of the Arts, the University of Sydney. Ross Harley is a professor and Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design at the University of New South Wales. Nicholas Tsoutas is Zelda Stedman Lecturer in Visual Arts at Sydney College of the Arts. He was a director of four major art centres in Australia: Artspace, the Institute of Modern Art, the Performance Space and the Casula Powerhouse. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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