Glossary of Art Terms. 2014.
Expressionism — Expressionist, n., adj. Expressionistic, adj. Expressionistically, adv. /ik spresh euh niz euhm/, n. 1. Fine Arts. a. (usually l.c.) a manner of painting, drawing, sculpting, etc., in which forms derived from nature are distorted or exaggerated… … Universalium
expressionism — [eks presh′əniz΄əm, ik spresh′əniz΄əm] n. [often E ] an early 20th cent. movement in art, literature, and drama, characterized by distortion of reality and the use of symbols, stylization, etc. to give objective expression to inner experience… … English World dictionary
expression — by Claire Colebrook Expression is one of Deleuze s most intense concepts. If we take Deleuze s definition of a concept that it is a philosophical creation that produces an intensive set of ordinates then expression can be understood as… … The Deleuze dictionary
expression — by Claire Colebrook Expression is one of Deleuze s most intense concepts. If we take Deleuze s definition of a concept that it is a philosophical creation that produces an intensive set of ordinates then expression can be understood as… … The Deleuze dictionary
Expressionism — Both the chronological parameters and the artistic defi nition of Expressionism have changed in recent years. Once considered an avant garde movement identified roughly with the years 1905 1914, Expressionism was deemed a romantic revolt of… … Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik
expression — An utterance expresses a thought; a cry expresses grief or pain; a poem may express nostalgia or energy. The simplest view would be that any action that makes public or communicates a state of mind thereby expresses it. However, a mere signal… … Philosophy dictionary
abstract expressionism — abstract expressionist. (sometimes caps.) a movement in experimental, nonrepresentational painting originating in the U.S. in the 1940s, with sources in earlier movements, and embracing many individual styles marked in common by freedom of… … Universalium
Art and Art Exhibitions — ▪ 2009 Introduction Art The art market enjoyed an astonishing run of record breaking sales through the first nine months of a volatile 2008. In May Lucian Freud s Benefits Supervisor Sleeping (1995), a candid portrayal of a corpulent female … Universalium
Abstract expressionism — Although the term abstract expressionism was first applied to American art in 1946 by the art critic Robert Coates, it had been first used in Germany in 1919 in the magazine Der Sturm , regarding German Expressionism. In the USA, Alfred Barr was… … Wikipedia
Neo-expressionism — is a style of modern painting and sculpture that emerged in the late 1970s and dominated the art market until the mid 1980s. Related to American Lyrical Abstraction of the 60s and 70s, Bay Area Figurative School of the 50s and 60s, the… … Wikipedia
