Associations to the word «Impressionism»

IMPRESSIONISM, noun. (arts) a movement in art characterized by visible brush strokes, ordinary subject matters, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities

IMPRESSIONISM, noun. (music genre) a style that avoided traditional harmony, and sought to invoke the impressions of the composer

IMPRESSIONISM, noun. (poetry) a style that used imagery and symbolism to portray the poet's impressions

IMPRESSIONISM, noun. A school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light.