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Expressionism vs Realism - What's the difference?

expressionism | realism |

As nouns the difference between expressionism and realism

is that expressionism is a movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective reality, but rather a subjective expression of their inner experiences while realism is a concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.

expressionism

English

Noun

(wikipedia expressionism) (-)
  • A movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective reality, but rather a subjective expression of their inner experiences
  • A somewhat analogous genre in early 20th century music

    • Derived terms

    * abstract expressionism

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    realism

    English

    (wikipedia realism)

    Noun

  • A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary
  • An artistic representation of reality as it is
  • (sciences) The viewpoint that an external reality exists independent of observation
  • (philosophy) A doctrine that universals are real—they exist and are distinct from the particulars that instantiate them

    • Antonyms

    * (doctrine concerning universals) nominalism

    See also

    * idealism

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