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. |