Gorodin opened this issue on Oct 31, 2003 ยท 23 posts
hauksdottir posted Fri, 31 October 2003 at 11:57 PM
Interesting. My understanding is that camouflage patterns are chosen to break up flat areas and identifiable lines and shapes, not to define them. It seems like they have mutated from their functional origin into an artistic shorthand "camouflage = military"... the same way that "paisley = hippie" and "tartan = scottish" and "fleur-de-lis = knighthood"... and in a very short period of time, since the other patterns are hundreds of years old. These are clean and stylish and decorative. However, I have to confess that the quiet greys and black of the top right appeal to me most. Carolly