Camouflage is a complex method of cryptic or concealing coloration that allows an otherwise visible organism or object to remain indiscernible from the surrounding environment through deception. Strategies such as blending, disruption, mimicry, and countershading aid in disguising one thing for another. In this course, students use the tools of pattern, printed cloth, and decoration to explore the literal and metaphorical implications of camouflage, decoys, and deceptions. How might color or a repeated motif within clothing, home furnishings, or an installation reveal or conceal something otherwise invisible? How does camouflage or opticality implicate space or the body? Using analogue and digital technology, techniques include screen printing with dyes and pigments, using hand drawn imagery to explore engineered and repeat imagery, and digital printing processes. This class includes assigned reading and field trips and is open to all majors, including Animation, Illustration, Interior Design, Printmaking, and Painting/Drawing.

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