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expressionist

expressionist

4 7.8
A person who makes art that shows strong feelings instead of how things really look
  • noun
  • /ɪkˈsprɛʃənɪst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : expresionista
  • 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.

Examples

  • 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.

  • 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

4 5.3

An artist who shows people and places as they look in real life

How Colorful

Fauve
1 9.9
expressionist
  • Specialized
4 7.8
impressionist
12 7.2
realist
4 5.3
academicism
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

expressionist singular

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.