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Surrealism vs Expressionism - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between surrealism and expressionism

is that surrealism is 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 while 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.

surrealism

English

Noun

(wikipedia surrealism)
  • 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.

    • Related terms

    * surreal * surrealist

    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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    * English words suffixed with -ism