expressionism
/ɪkˈsprɛʃəˌnɪzəm/
noun
- A style of art, literature, or music in which the artist or writer expresses strong emotions or ideas, often through bold colors, exaggerated shapes, or unusual sounds, rather than trying to show things exactly as they appear in real life.
- The painting's bright, swirling colors are a perfect example of expressionism.
- In literature, expressionism often uses strange, dreamlike scenes to reveal a character's inner feelings.
- Many German artists in the early 1900s turned to expressionism to show the anxiety of modern life.