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

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca