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The media has a significant impact on the perception of skin color which can adversely affect self-esteem. On her journey to uncover the reasons why people bleach their skin, filmmaker Dami Akinnusi meets with experts in the field of dermatology, psychiatry and cultural history. As she follows a young woman lightening her skin, she asks why in the 21st century there is still a negative attitude towards darker skin and if growing globalization will...
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Color is such a big part of our world, yet we often take it for granted. Why do we associate certain colors with certain things? And do we really see every color of the rainbow or is our world just a 'pigment' of our imagination? We'll show you that when it comes to processing colors, things aren't always as simple as black and white.
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Color adds beauty to our lives and helps us express our deepest feelings, but what exactly is it? This video lays out the scientific principles at the heart of that question, examining the relationship between light and color, the physical and chemical properties that create it, and the ways in which humans and animals perceive it. Viewers are shown how light can be broken down into component colors-or, more accurately, wavelengths-and are given simple...
6) Japanese Art
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From emakimono to manga, ukiyo-e to shodo, yamato-e to origami – the world of Japanese art is steeped in history, and it continues to amaze today. Our animated friend Norman steers an entertaining ride through the characteristics, history and cultural context of the main traditional forms of Japanese art, including some of the more unusual ones, and finishes with a look at art in modern Japan.
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Am I black or am I white? New affirmative action quotas for higher education in Brazil-one of the world's most racially diverse nations-launch a controversial dialogue about race and identity as this Wide Angle report follows five college candidates from diverse backgrounds competing for a spot at the University of Brasilia. In addition, lawyers from the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund visit Brazilian civil rights leaders to discuss the legal...
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1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art and provides a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. This film explores Lyonel Feininger’s “Bird Cloud,” completed in 1926 and housed in The Harvard University Art Museums in Cambridge.
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1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art and provides a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. This film explores Marc Chagall’s “Promenade,” completed in 1917 and housed in the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg.
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1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art and provides a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. This film explores Jean Metzinger’s “At the Cycle-Race Track,” completed in 1914 and housed in the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice.
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1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art and provides a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. This film explores Anders Zorn’s “Our Daily Bread,” completed in 1886 and housed in the Swedish National Museum in Stockholm.
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1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art and provides a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. This film explores Wilhelm Leibl’s “Three Woman in Church,” completed in 1882 and housed in the Hamburger Kunsthalle.
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1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art and provides a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. This film explores William McTaggart’s “The Storm,” completed in 1890 and housed in the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh.
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1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art and provides a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. This film explores Parmigianino’s “Portrait of a Young Woman,” completed circa 1540 and housed in the Art History Museum in Vienna.
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1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art and provides a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. This film explores Richard Lindner’s “The Meeting,” completed in 1953 and housed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art and provides a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. This film explores Umberto Boccioni’s “Farewells,” completed in 1911 and housed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
18) Joseph Wright of Derby, An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump—Masterworks (Tate Gallery, London)
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1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art and provides a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. This film explores Joseph Wright of Derby’s “An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump,” completed in 1768 and housed in the Tate Gallery in London.
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1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art and provides a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. This film explores Harriet Backer's "Christening in Tanum Church" housed in the National Gallery of Norway.