Expressionism vs. Surrealism

Expressionismnoun

A movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective reality, but rather a subjective expression of their inner experiences

Expressionismnoun

A somewhat analogous genre in early 20th century music

Expressionismnoun

an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized.

Expressionismnoun

a genre of German painting that tried to show the subjective responses to scenes rather than the scenes themselves.

Expressionismnoun

an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality

Expressionism

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.

Surrealismnoun

An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.

Surrealismnoun

a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of Dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams

Surrealism

Surrealism was a cultural movement which developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I and was largely influenced by Dada. The movement is best known for its visual artworks and writings and the juxtaposition of distant realities to activate the unconscious mind through the imagery.