Associations to the word «Expressionism»

Wiktionary

EXPRESSIONISM, noun. A movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective reality, but rather a subjective expression of their inner experiences
EXPRESSIONISM, noun. A somewhat analogous genre in early 20th century music

Dictionary definition

EXPRESSIONISM, noun. An art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn