expressionism
noun
ex·pres·sion·ism
ik-ˈspre-shə-ˌni-zəm 
variants
often Expressionism
: a theory or practice in art of seeking to depict the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in the artist
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That, to me, is indicative of German expressionism, the choreography.
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Marlow Stern, Variety, 27 May 2026
There were tributes to expressionism and abstraction and mythology and film, to the human form in art as well as the distorting liberties art takes with it.
—Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 5 May 2026
The Surrealism art movement slowly declined in the 1950s and ’60s, giving way to the the rise of expressionism and pop art.
—Pamela Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
But Hosoda’s expressionism virtually disappears thereafter, and a dry sense of order exerts itself once the story is spirited back towards Elsinore.
—Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
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Marlow Stern, Variety, 27 May 2026
There were tributes to expressionism and abstraction and mythology and film, to the human form in art as well as the distorting liberties art takes with it.
—Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 5 May 2026
The Surrealism art movement slowly declined in the 1950s and ’60s, giving way to the the rise of expressionism and pop art.
—Pamela Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
But Hosoda’s expressionism virtually disappears thereafter, and a dry sense of order exerts itself once the story is spirited back towards Elsinore.
—Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for expressionism
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“Expressionism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expressionism. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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