Expressionism

Modernist art movement

Instance of: art movement
, art style

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Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas. Expressionist artists have sought to express the meaning of emotional experience rather than physical reality.

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Influenced by: The Blue Rider
Die Brücke
Different from: expressivism
Started: 1900s

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