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What does colourism mean?

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Noun
  1. Alternative form of colorism
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A pictorial and projective fresco put on canvas in an austere colourism, which evokes the deepest strata of our civilizations, myths and legends, producing a contemporary message, in abstract art.
If colourism is what allowed black folk to hold on to their dignity, Bride was never going to be allowed any.
The black outlines which anticipate printing sit oddly with the painterliness of The Woodcutter's Nephew with the Fisher-girl, its soft colourism and receding landscape.
This article looks at the roots of colourism and how it has impacted the interaction of dark-skinned women with light-skinned women.
That skin‑bleaching cosmetics have persisted for decades signals the enduring legacy of colourism.
After the Second World War, they dominated in art schools, and the aesthetic doctrine of colourism turned out to be one of the more influential and long lasting.

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