expressionism
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- noun
- /ɪkˈsprɛʃənɪzəm/
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- Expressionism is a movement in art that emphasizes emotional experience over realistic representation.
- abstract expressionism
- German expressionism
- version of expressionism
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Watch on YouTubeBut it was at that point that Irwin chose to move away from Abstract Expressionism and really toward exploring the ideas of perception in his paintings.
- But it was at that point that Irwin chose to move away from Abstract Expressionism and really toward exploring the ideas of perception in his paintings.
- And so then we get all this impressionism, expressionism, Cubism.
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This is Brodie, the artist bringing expressionism into the 21st century.
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And there was this, like, abstract expressionism exhibit.
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This man was the real father of abstract expressionism.
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This one is abstract expressionism.
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Oh, I see a little more expressionism than impressionism.
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The Romantic roots of expressionism are nowhere more evident than in this extraordinary film.
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Again, the concept of expressionism belongs to the twentieth century.
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Although most of the works displayed were German Expressionist, telling the story of Expressionism does not tell the whole story of the exhibition.
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First, it reminds us that the majority of the works displayed as "degenerate" are examples of German Expressionism.
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The shadows of German expressionism attain their most haunting manifestation in Murnau's images.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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A particular way an artist makes and shows art
A style of art that shows the artist's feelings and inner life
A way someone shows ideas and feelings in art, music, or writing
Antonyms
Compounds
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A style of painting from 1940s New York using large, free, abstract shapes and emotional brush strokes
- Literature
An art movement that seeks new forms to show inner feeling beyond older emotional art
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Surface Forms
Morphology
expressionism = expression (transparent) = express + ion + ism
Formed from the noun 'expression' plus the productive suffix '-ism' which commonly denotes a movement or school, so the meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
The word expressionism comes from expression, a word whose old root means 'to press out' or 'show', and the ending -ism, which means 'a movement or style'. So expressionism is a style in art, music, and writing where artists 'press out' strong inner feelings, often changing or bending reality to make those emotions clear.