Expressionism
Part of speech: noun
Definition: 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
Example sentence: The big shock of my life was Abstract Expressionism - Pollock, de Kooning, those guys. It changed my work. I was an academically trained student, and suddenly you could pour paint, smear it on, broom it on!
Surrealism
Part of speech: noun
Definition: 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.