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expressionist

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ex·pres·sion·ism  (k-sprsh-nzm)
n.
A movement in the arts during the early part of the 20th century that emphasized subjective expression of the artist's inner experiences.
ex·pression·ist n.
ex·pression·istic adj.
ex·pression·isti·cal·ly adv.
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Noun1.expressionist - an artist who is an adherent of expressionism
artist, creative person - a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
Adj.1.expressionist - of or relating to expressionism; "expressionist art"
expressionistic
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In his black ink and acrylic paintings Christopher Myers both follows his father's lead and suggests rhythms and moods of his own, placing intense gestural portraits of musicians lost in their music against expressionist backgrounds of deep indigos, cool cherry reds, and inky blue-greens.
Walter Dean Myers Jazz by Sutton, Roger / The Horn Book Magazine
Her performance in Expressionist films, her disregard of all taboos and her drug habits all contributed to a life devoted to casting off restraints.
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She was an Austrian-born expressionist dancer and a student of Gertrude Bodenweiser in Vienna.
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