Sense of Beauty
We are all interested in beauty, and we'd like to think we know all about it. But where does it stem from? How and why has it changed through time and place? Does universal beauty really exist? This documentary investigates the concept of beauty from all points of view with the contribution of famous artists, the most refined art critics, well-known philosophers, and scientists.
We are all interested in beauty, and we'd like to think we know all about it. But where does it stem from? How and why has it changed through time and place? Does universal beauty really exist? This documentary investigates the concept of beauty from all points of view with the contribution of famous artists, the most refined art critics, well-known philosophers, and scientists.
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