expressionism

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In a time when neo-expressionism was the new rage, Smith persevered in his pursuit of the "anxious object."

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  1. noun A movement in the arts during the early part of the 20th century that emphasized subjective expression of the artist's inner experiences.

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  • Sixty seconds of derivative expressionism, some media critic dismissed it, but even he conceded it possessed a certain power. —  F ;SF; - vol 102 issue 02 - February 2002
  • (Monty Python skit: How to defend yourself when attacked by someone armed with fresh fruit.) 4 minutes ago, -0 / +1Self expressionism is over rated. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
  • A master and pioneer of mid-twentieth-century abstract expressionism, painter Clyfford Still was something of an eccentric in the artist-as-egomaniac stripe. —  Westword | Complete Issue
  • He fudges the question of whether the new populist idiom might not have had a narrative power far in advance of expressionism, symbolism or any other - ism that the refugees had been forced to leave behind. —  O MacGuffin
  • Engaged in the '50s with the radical shift presented by Modern movements like abstract expressionism, Morrisseau was steered away from experimentation by curators and dealers, leaving us only to wonder what his vast talent might have achieved. —  Thestar.com - Home Page
 

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/ɛksˈprɛʃənɪzm/
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