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expressionist

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Recent Examples of expressionist Soon, his neo-expressionist paintings gained popularity, and they were featured in museums and galleries across the world. — Nicole Harris, Parents, 19 Sep. 2026 For nearly 50 years, illustrator and comic book creator Bill Sienkiewicz has burned, splattered and slashed his way across the page with his expressionist approach to visual storytelling. — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 By the 1980s, Baselitz’s profile began to expand beyond Germany, when he was exhibited in dialogue with figurative painters sharing his expressionist leanings, including Italy’s Sandro Chia and Francesco Clemente. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 30 Apr. 2026 The film is full of gorgeously expressionist black-and-white photography, stunning otherworldly production design, and a subtle sense of foreboding throughout that's one of the best the director has mustered in his illustrious career. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026 The production is naturalistic, with bits of expressionist neo-noir worked in when a crime is being described. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026 One of music’s greatest cosmic ironies is how ground zero for the expressionist rage known as death metal is located in easy driving distance from the Most Magical Place on Earth. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2025 His views of their unconventional garments are painterly and romantic—expressionist evocations rather than detailed transcriptions of the clothes. — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025 Our version of the expressionist silent film was performed onstage, all in black and white. — Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressionist
  1. expressionistic
  2. impressionistic
  3. impressionist
Adjective
  • Raimi and his collaborators go all out, ramping up the expressionistic filmmaking and embracing a clearer tone of comical absurdity.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
  • In his songs, the English language turned woolier and more expressionistic; musical space-time distended and stretched.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of expressionistic
Adjective
  • Inevitably, much of that knowledge was still undigested and poorly sorted; as a result the planet, viewed from Europe, must have seemed a rather impressionistic and formless place.
    — Ian Tattersall, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026
  • As Pattinson spends a long night trying to rescue his brother, the Safdies weave a nightmarish, impressionistic vision of New York that ranks among the most unsettling cinematic depictions of the city.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of impressionistic
Adjective
  • Founded in 1960 and renovated in the 2010s, the museum in the south of France celebrates the work of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, an impressionist painter who died in 1919.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The exhibit of impressionist Vincent Van Gogh’s work combined moving images and music.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026
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“Expressionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressionist. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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