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Definition: Meaning of, expressionism in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɪkˈsprɛʃ(ə)nɪz(ə)m;ɛkˈsprɛʃ(ə)nɪz(ə)m /

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  1. a style of painting, writing, or music that expresses feelings rather than describing objects and experiences
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expressionism used in phrases

  • Abstract Expressionism
    1. a style of painting that developed in New York in the late 1940s. It shows shapes and patterns which do not look like real things or people, but are intended to express emotions. It was practised by artists such as Jackson POLLOCK and Willem de Kooning .
  • supra expressionism (noun)
    1. a movement that tried to go beyond expressionism
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