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Roy Behrens

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Roy Behrens
Born
Roy Richard Behrens

1946 (age 77–78)
Independence, Iowa, U.S.
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Northern Iowa (BA)
Rhode Island School of Design (MA)
Academic work
DisciplineArt
Sub-disciplineCamouflage
InstitutionsUniversity of Northern Iowa
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Art Academy of Cincinnati

Roy Richard Behrens (/ˈbɛərənz/; born 1946) is an American artist and academic who is an emeritus professor of art and distinguished scholar at the University of Northern Iowa. He is well known for his writings on camouflage in relation to art, design and creativity as detailed in Camoupedia and additional books and essays on the subject.

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Hello and welcome to UNI Knows! I'm professor Shaw and here's what I know: I missed my calling as a graphic designer and a visual artist. More to the point, we're here in this art lab because our guest, Roy Behrens studies how graphic design impacts many other areas of study. And I designed a new UNI Knows logo. May I have a drum roll please? **drum roll noise** Wow, I can see why you're a math teacher. Professor. Whatever, let's see what Roy Behrens knows! Hi! I'm Roy Behrens and I teach at UNI in the Department of Art and what I know is in my research I think my greatest passion is in finding out things that nobody ever knew before. My research is about how people see. And I do this in a couple of ways; when I work in graphic design I design things, I design books, advertising, websites, animations, I try to make them work effectively. But I also study camouflage because in order to hide something you have to know how vision works. I began my research of camouflage because I accidentally began to find all of these curious facts and stories that I I had no idea about and I kept finding them more and more the more I would research the more I would find, and this never stopped. You have to know how people see figures against backgrounds, you have to know how they distinguish one thing from another and then you can purposely confuse them on that basis. My research is important because it centers on problem solving and after should work me, they are better able to solve problems, any problem. Whether technical, professional or personal. People who come to UNI to work with us very often go on to wonderful careers in web design, in animation, in book and magazine and other kinds of publication design or sometimes they even own their own firm. I can tell when a student is learning merely by looking at their work by the work that they're doing, I can see it in there and once they see it, and I really don't have to do much except to encouraged them and they just continue to grow and to get better and better. And that's what I know! Hold still I'm almost done. How's it looking? Are you communicating what you want to? Oh yes. **Laughter**

Early life and education

Behrens has written extensively on the interface between camouflage and art, including on the theories of the artist Abbott Handerson Thayer, who argued that the male wood duck's conspicuous plumage was disruptively patterned, rather than sexually selected.[1] (Painting Male Wood Duck in a Forest Pool by Thayer, 1909)

Behrens was born in Independence, Iowa. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in art education degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1968 and a Master of Arts in art education from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1972.[2]

Career

Behrens served in the United States Marine Corps 1969 to 1971, rising to the rank of sergeant.[3]

He taught graphic design, illustration, and design history at the University of Northern Iowa, the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, the Art Academy of Cincinnati.[3] He has written several books and numerous papers. For twenty years, beginning in 1985, he published a quarterly magazine called Ballast Quarterly Review (the title is an acronym for Books Art Language Logic Ambiguity Science and Teaching), self-described as a "periodical commonplace book."[4][5] Over the years, he has written numerous articles for Leonardo[6] and various books and journals.

He is the author of Camoupedia,[a] a book[8] and blog[9] on camouflage. The camouflage researcher Isla Forsyth describes this work as an "extensive study into modern military camouflage..by the British and US military throughout the First and Second World Wars, exploring the contribution of art and science, and the ways in which, via modern and contemporary art, camouflage has been appropriated by contemporary culture".[10] Mike Leggett, reviewing the book in Leonardo, wrote that "the outcome of enthusiastic research it is, but an entertaining summary of the field it also manages to be."[11] Michael Martone calls Behrens "a wonderful writer and artist ... whose work on camouflage and art is important to me. He publishes an amazing 'zine called Ballast on visual and verbal punning."[12]

Personal life

Behrens is married to the artist Mary Snyder Behrens,[13] with whom he is founder and co-proprietor of Bobolink Books.[3]

Works

Books

  • (1977) (with Jerome Klinkowitz) The life of fiction. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0252006432.
  • (1981) Art & camouflage: Concealment and deception in nature, art and war. North American Review / University of Northern Iowa. ISBN 978-0915996070.
  • (1984) Design in the visual arts. Prentice-Hall. ISBN 978-0132019477.
  • (1986) Illustration as an art. Prentice-Hall. ISBN 978-0134514284.
  • (2002) False colors: Art, design and modern camouflage. Bobolink Books. ISBN 978-0971324404.
  • (2005) Cook book: Gertrude Stein, William Cook and Le Corbusier. Bobolink Books. ISBN 978-0971324411.
  • (2009) Camoupedia: A compendium of research on art, architecture, and camouflage. Bobolink Books. ISBN 978-0971324466.
  • (2012) Ship shape: a dazzle camouflage sourcebook. Bobolink Books. ISBN 978-0971324473.
  • (2016) Frank Lloyd Wright and Mason City: Architectural heart of the prairie. History Press. ISBN 978-1467118606.

Selected essays

  • (1987) “The life and unusual ideas of Adelbert Ames Jr.” Leonardo (MIT Press). Vol 20 No 3, pp. 273–279.
  • (1988) “The theories of Abbott H. Thayer: father of camouflage” Leonardo (MIT Press). Vol 21 No 3, pp. 291–296.
  • (1994) “Adelbert Ames and the cockeyed room” Print (New York). Vol 48 No 2 (March / April), pp. 92–97.
  • (1997) “The gift of gabberjabbs” Print (New York). Vol 51 No 1, pp. 64–72. Full text online
  • (1998) “The artistic and scientific collaboration of Blanche Ames Ames and Adelbert Ames II” Leonardo (MIT Press). Vol 31 No 1, pp. 47–54.
  • (1998) “On Max Wertheimer and Pablo Picasso: gestalt theory, cubism and camouflage” Gestalt Theory: Journal of the GTA (Vienna). Vol 20 No 2, pp. 109–118. Full text online
  • (1998) “Rudolf Arnheim: The little owl on the shoulder of Athene” Leonardo (MIT Press). Vol 31 No 3, pp. 231–233.
  • (1998) “Art, design and gestalt theory”” Leonardo (MIT Press). Vol 31 No 4, pp. 299-303.
  • (1999) “Adelbert Ames, Fritz Heider and the Ames chair demonstration” Gestalt Theory: Journal of the GTA (Vienna). Vol 21 No 3.
  • (1999) “The role of artists in ship camouflage during World War I” Leonardo (MIT Press). Vol 32 No 4, pp. 53–59.
  • (2000) “Revisiting Gottschaldt: embedded figures in art, architecture and design” Gestalt Theory: Journal of the GTA (Vienna). Vol 22 No 2, pp. 97–106. Full text online
  • (2002) “How form functions: on esthetics and gestalt theory” Gestalt Theory: Journal of the GTA (Vienna). Vol 24 No 4, pp. 317–325. Full text online
  • (2005) “Architecture, art and camouflage” Lotus International (Italy). Issue 126, pp. 74–83.
  • (2010) “Ames demonstrations in perception” in E. Bruce Goldstein, ed., Encyclopedia of perception. Vol 1. Sage Publications, pp. 41–44. ISBN 978-1412940818.
  • (2010) “Camouflage” in E. Bruce Goldstein, ed., Encyclopedia of perception. Vol 1. Sage Publications, pp. 233–236. ISBN 978-1412940818.
  • (2011) “Nature’s artistry: Abbott H. Thayer’s assertions about camouflage in art, war and zoology” in Martin Stevens and Sami Merilaita, eds., Animal camouflage: Mechanisms and function. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0521152570.
  • (2013) “Now you see it, now you don’t: camoufleurs, conjurers and pickpockets” in H. Rothstein and B. Whaley, eds. The art and science of military deception. Artech House. pp. 217–237. ISBN 978-1608075515.
  • (2013) “Art, design and brain research: non-scientific thoughts about neuroesthetics” in Gestalt Theory: Journal of the GTA (Vienna) Vol 35 No 2 pp. 169–182.
  • (2014) “Abbott H. Thayer’s vanishing ducks: surveillance, art and camouflage” in MAS Context (Chicago) 22, pp. 164–177. Full text online
  • (2015) “Khaki to khaki (dust to dust): the ubiquity of camouflage in human experience” in Ann Elias et al., eds., Camouflage cultures: beyond the art of disappearance. Sydney University Press. ISBN 978-1743324257.
  • (2016) “Setting the stage for deception: perspective distortion in World War I camouflage” Aisthesis: Pratiche, linguaggi e saperi dell’estetico (Firenze, Italy). Full text online
  • (2017) “Camouflage” in Viction Workshop, Camo mania: New disruptive patterns in design. Victionary, pp. 209–222. ISBN 978-9887774648.
  • (2018) “Seeing through camouflage: Abbott Thayer, background-picturing and the use of cut-out silhouettes” Leonardo (MIT Press). Vol 51 No 1, pp. 41–46.
  • (2018) “Chicanery and conspicuousness: social repercussions of World War I camouflage” UNIversitas (University of Northern Iowa) Vol 13. Full text online
  • (2018) "Under the big top at Sims' circus: ship camouflage behind the scenes in World War I" Bobolink Books Full text online
  • (2018) "Disruption versus dazzle: prevalent misunderstandings about World War I ship camouflage" Bobolink Books Full text online
  • (2019) "Optical science meets visual art: the camouflage experiments of William Andrew Mackay." Bobolink Books Full text online
  • (2019) "Ship shapes" in Patek Philippe: The International Magazine. (Geneva, Switzerland) Vol 4 No 7, pp. 10–15.
  • (2020) "Simpatico on the patio: emphatic art, mimicry, and camouflage" in Susanne Bürner, ed., Mimicry-Empathy. Berlin, Germany: Monroe Books, pp. 158-171 Full text online
  • (2020) "Bewilderness: James Joyce and the National Parks" Bobolink Books Full text online
  • (2020) "Mason City’s prairie gems—and how Australians found them" in The Iowa Source. July Full text online
  • (2020) "Buffalo Bill in Iowa: tales of a western folk hero—and his doppelganger" in The Iowa Source. August Full text online
  • (2020) "Honoring Navajo traditions: chronicles of an immersive education in New Mexico" in The Iowa Source, November Full text online
  • (2020) "Nature Boy: the enchanted life of Eden Ahbez" in The Iowa Source. December Full text online
  • (2021) "The Corn Parade: Orr Fisher’s wacky WPA mural" in The Iowa Source. January Full text online
  • (2021) "The camoufleur: Carol Sax, Ottumwa’s dazzling designer" in The Iowa Source. February Full text online
  • (2021) "Old Fort Atkinson: My family’s brief occupation of an army outpost" in The Iowa Source. June Full text online
  • (2021) "Tea and frankfurters: the story of Gertrude Kasëbier’s Portraits of the Lakota Sioux" in The Iowa Source. July Full text online
  • (2021) "The Hubbards of Roycroft: an arts and crafts community with Iowa ties" in The Iowa Source (Fairfield IA), August Full text online
  • (2021) "Artist Clemens Gretter: Robert Ripley’s ghost" in The Iowa Source. October Full text online
  • (2021) "A Tale of Twain Wives: Mark Twain, Albert Paine, and klecksography" in The Iowa Source. December Full text online
  • (2021) "Pandemic Images and Gestalt Theory: introspective musings about a series of digital artworks" in Gestalt Theory. Volume 43 Number 3 Full text online
  • (2022) "Oscar Wilde, Whiskey, and the Peacock Room" in The Iowa Source. January Full text online
  • (2022) "Gertrude Stein: the author’s fondness for her Iowa friends" in The Iowa Source. February Full text online
  • (2022) "Allen Ginsberg in Cedar Falls: beatniks, socialists, and 'all that hair'" in The Iowa Source. March Full text online
  • (2022) "Paintings in Sand: the meticulous work of Andrew Clemens" in The Iowa Source. June Full text online
  • (2023) "Looming Large: the outdoor mega sculpture student projects of Bill Close" in The Iowa Source. January Full text online
  • (2023) "Stories of Sarah Royce: from Stratford-upon-Avon to Tipton, Iowa, and beyond" in The Iowa Source. September Full text online
  • (2023) "Did Artist Meet Architect? Grant Wood and Frank Lloyd Wright in Iowa City" in The Iowa Source. November Full text online
  • (2024) "MacKinlay Kantor: the tangled past of a once-famous author" in The Iowa Source. January Full text online
  • (2024) "Ralph Waldo Emerson in Iowa: when the popular essayist walked on water" in The Iowa Source. March Full text online

Online films

Selected exhibitions

  • (2001) Modern Design Icons: 20th century graphic, industrial, and architectural design at Gallery of Art, University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls IA). August 27 through September 21
  • (2010) Seagoing Easter Eggs: artists' contributions to dazzle ship camouflage at Convergys Gallery, Art Academy of Cincinnati (Cincinnati OH). January 15 through February 12
  • (2017-18) Razzle Dazzle: World War I ship camouflage at Dubuque Museum of Art (Dubuque IA). November 3 through February 4 Online link
  • (2017-18) Hidden Figures: the role of American women in World War I camouflage at Betty Strong Encounter Center / Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center (Sioux City IA). November 12 through June 3 Online link
  • (2018) Assembly: the work of dazzle camouflage at Hearst Center for the Arts (Cedar Falls IA). October 5 through November 25
  • (2018) Animal Forms and Patterns at Hartman Reserve Nature Center (Cedar Falls IA). November through December Online link
  • (2019) National Parks and Monuments Posters at Hartman Reserve Nature Center (Cedar Falls IA). March through April Online link
  • (2019) Hartman Nature Posters: Part One at Hartman Reserve Nature Center (Cedar Falls IA). May through June Online link
  • (2019) Hartman Nature Posters: Part Two at Hartman Reserve Nature Center (Cedar Falls IA). July through August Online link
  • (2019) Hartman Nature Posters: Part Three at Hartman Reserve Nature Center (Cedar Falls IA). September through October Online link
  • (2019) Hartman Nature Posters: Part Four at Hartman Reserve Nature Center (Cedar Falls IA). November through December Online link
  • (2022) Pandemic Montages: a series of digital stories at Hearst Center for the Arts (Cedar Falls IA). January 6 through February 20 Online link
  • (2022) Evolving Graphic Design Exhibition at University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison WI). May 24 through June 24
  • (2022) National Parks and Monuments Posters at Jester Park Nature Center (Granger IA). May 1 through August 28
  • (2024-ongoing) Iowa Novelist and Short Story Writer Ruth Suckow 1892-1960: an exhibition about her life. Traveling exhibition (designer of) at libraries and history centers in State of Iowa, with funding from Humanities Iowa.

Notes

  1. ^ Not the same as the military camouflage pattern website, Camopedia.[7]

References

  1. ^ Behrens, Roy (2014) “Abbott H. Thayer’s vanishing ducks: surveillance, art and camouflage” in MAS Context (Chicago) 22, pp. 164-177.
  2. ^ Rothstein, Hy; Whaley, Barton (2013). The Art and Science of Military Deception. Artech House. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-60807-551-5.
  3. ^ a b c Throsby, Margaret (19 August 2013). "Professor Roy Behrens". ABC. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Roy R. Behrens". University of Iowa. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Roy R. Behrens". Amazon. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Roy R. Behrens". Leonardo. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  7. ^ Camopedia 4 February 2018
  8. ^ "Dazzle Camouflage". Bobolink Books. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  9. ^ Behrens, Roy R. "Camoupedia". Camoupedia. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  10. ^ Isla Forsyth (2017). Second World War British Military Camouflage: Designing Deception. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-4742-2261-7.
  11. ^ Leggett, Mike (June 2010). "Camoupedia—A Compendium of Research on Art, Architecture and Camouflage by Roy R. Behrens". Leonardo. 43 (3): 297–298. doi:10.1162/leon.2010.43.3.297. S2CID 191255363.
  12. ^ Martone, Michael (2005). Unconventions: Attempting the Art of Craft and the Craft of Art : Writings on Writing. University of Georgia Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-8203-2779-2.
  13. ^ "Mary Snyder Behrens: New Work". Abe Books. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

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