EXPRESSIONISM

[ex.pres.sion.ism] n, often cap (ca. 1901): a theory or practice in art of seeking to depict the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in the artist -- ex.pres.sion.ist n or adj, often cap -- ex.pres.sion.is.tic adj -- ex.pres.sion.is.ti.cal.ly adv