any art in which conventional ideas of realism and proportion seem to have been strongly influenced by the artist's emotion, with resultant distortions of shape and colour
A style in which the artists emotions are the impetus of the work The term can describe any painting that is primarily based on the release of the artists feelings and impulses
a 20th Century art movement that turned away from the representation of nature and to the expression of emotional intensity, characterized by bold distortions of form and violent color; forerunners were Vincent Van Gogh and the Fauves Other such artists were Georges Ronault, James Ensor, Marc Chagall, and Emil Nolde Examples
a term usually used to describe painting, it is used to describe music that is not an impression, that is an outward observation, but more of an inner experience
a style in painting where the artist disregards traditional standards of proportion and realism while expressing his or her own inner experience of emotions by using distortion and emphasis
A 20th-century European art movement that stresses the expression of emotion and the inner vision of the artist rather than the exact representation of nature Distorted lines and shapes and exaggerated colors are used for emotional impact Vincent Van Gogh is regarded as the precursor of this movement
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
Expressionism is a style of art, literature, and music which uses symbols and exaggeration to represent emotions, rather than representing physical reality. a style of painting, writing, or music that expresses feelings rather than describing objects and experiences. In the visual arts, artistic style in which the artist depicts not objective reality but the subjective emotions that objects or events arouse. This aim is accomplished through the distortion and exaggeration of shape and the vivid or violent application of colour. Its roots are found in the works of Vincent van Gogh, Edvard Munch, and James Ensor. In 1905 the movement took hold with a group of German artists known as Die Brücke; their works influenced such artists as Georges Rouault, Chaim Soutine, Max Beckmann, Käthe Kollwitz, and Ernst Barlach. The group of artists known as Der Blaue Reiter were also considered Expressionists. Expressionism was the dominant style in Germany after World War I; postwar Expressionists included George Grosz and Otto Dix. Its emotional qualities were adopted by other 20th-century art movements. See also Abstract Expressionism
(emotionalism): The essence of art is expression of the inner emotions, feelings, moods, and mental states of the artist Good art effectively and sincerely brings these inner states to an external objectification (R J Collingwood)
a style of music, art, and literature in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in which the artist uses a medium (sound, color, shape, language, etc ) to convey strong feelings or emotions
An artistic style in which an emotion is more important than adherence to any perceptual realism It is characterized by the exaggeration and distortion of objects in order to evoke and emotional response from the viewer Back To Top
A term first used by some painters in the early 20th century and then also applied to other art forms, including music It means that the music, or any other work of art, is an expression of the artist's state of mind
This 20th century European art movement exaggerated and distorted its subjects and used intensified color to convey the painters' emotional experience rather than the exact representation of nature Among the early Expressionists were Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, and Edvard Munch