Symbolist (Noun)
Meaning 1
Someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 2
A member of an artistic movement that expressed ideas indirectly via symbols.
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Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The symbolist painter used dream-like imagery to convey emotions and ideas that were difficult to express directly.
- James Ensor was a key figure in the development of the symbolist movement in art, characterized by the use of vibrant colors and distorted forms.
- Edvard Munch, a Norwegian symbolist artist, explored themes of anxiety and death in his iconic work, "The Scream".
- In her novel, the author drew heavily from symbolist poetry to create a sense of mystery and otherworldliness.
- Odilon Redon was a French symbolist painter and printmaker who used bold, flat forms and vivid colors to evoke a sense of fantasy and imagination.