expressionist
- noun
- /ɪkˈsprɛʃənɪst/
- Specialized
- The artist considers himself an expressionist because his work emphasizes personal feelings and emotional representation.
- Abstract Expressionists
- German Expressionists
At this time Smithson was producing paintings, drawings and colleges inspired by the Abstract Expressionists.
- At this time Smithson was producing paintings, drawings and colleges inspired by the Abstract Expressionists.
Examples
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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.
Academic text (1998) -
In one pertinent example, many American abstract expressionists believed that art should express human absolutes and should "aim to reach universal man."
Academic text (2008) -
In other words, the artist classified as an expressionist could as well be referred to as a formalist.
Academic text (2002) -
It is the painting titled The Way by Expressionist artist Bikes.
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My parents, their teachers, and friends were all abstract expressionists, so this was the first style of painting I was exposed to as a child.
Academic text (2008) -
Newbolt was a sculptor, an abstract expressionist of the generation of the New York School.
Fiction book (2001) -
After a long love affair with the German expressionists, Mark realized Bonnard had become his idol.
Fiction book (1999) -
We must bear in mind that this was the moment when the Abstract Expressionists were redefining the meaning of modernism in American terms.
Academic text (2013) -
Even Tom Thomson, that most celebrated of Canadian Expressionists, recoils from the "gas stations and donut shops" that replace "meagre oases of woodland."
Academic text (2016) -
In her latest exhibit, she showcased her growth as an expressionist by using bold colors to convey deep emotions.
Antonyms
How Colorful
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
expressionist = expression (transparent) = expression + ist
Formed by adding the productive agent/affiliation suffix '-ist' to the noun 'expression', yielding a standard agent/member meaning related to expressionism.
Etymology
Expressionist comes from the word express, which traces back to the old Latin exprimere meaning 'to press out', plus the ending -ist meaning 'one who does something'. So an expressionist is an artist who 'presses out' strong feelings in their work, showing emotion more than exact reality.