expressionism
noun
ex·pres·sion·ism
ik-ˈspre-shə-ˌni-zəm 
often capitalized
: a theory or practice in art of seeking to depict the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in the artist
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From the black-and-white expressionism of The Twilight Zone, to the Pop Art splendors of the original Batman and Star Trek, through the grubby naturalism approximated on MASH and Hill Street Blues, stylistically distinctive TV shows had existed prior to the 1980s.
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
West, Edeson, and Menzies take their cues from German expressionism to create consistently dynamic frames, and West’s energetic direction of actors yields plenty of big laughs that both complement and serve as counterpoint to the suspense.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2024
The painter and sculptor explored feminine power and paved the way for later generations, working outside prevailing trends with a playful blend of expressionism and primitivism.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
To viewers who had finally warmed to the wide, whooshing brushwork of de Kooning and the Abstract Expressionists, Stella’s canvases represented a direct assault on gestural painting, implying that expressionism and even human suffering had lost their allure as subjects for art.
—Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 5 May 2024
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
West, Edeson, and Menzies take their cues from German expressionism to create consistently dynamic frames, and West’s energetic direction of actors yields plenty of big laughs that both complement and serve as counterpoint to the suspense.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2024
The painter and sculptor explored feminine power and paved the way for later generations, working outside prevailing trends with a playful blend of expressionism and primitivism.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
To viewers who had finally warmed to the wide, whooshing brushwork of de Kooning and the Abstract Expressionists, Stella’s canvases represented a direct assault on gestural painting, implying that expressionism and even human suffering had lost their allure as subjects for art.
—Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 5 May 2024
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“Expressionism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expressionism. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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