Gestural abstraction

The phrase gestural abstraction refers to a way of making art - not what necessarily gets painted, but how it does.  By abandoning the application of paint to a surface in a controlled and premeditated way, gestural painters apply paint intuitively, physically, by dripping, splattering, pouring, smearing or throwing it at the surface itself. What matters to the gestural abstraction painters then isn't the paint but the physicality, honesty, intuition and deep personal expression. This in turn leads to the artist abandoning a focus on subject matter, turning inward for inspiration. As such, the act of painting itself becomes the subject. Willem de Kooning, Lee Krasner and Franz Kline led this movement from the 1940s onwards, with Jackson Pollock undoubtedly being the most notable with his pierced paint tins, dripping across the surface of Number 1A, 1948 (1948).  Abstract gestural painters explore their deepest emotions and they express that part of themselves during the physical act of painting. Pollock would later note that he had no fears about making changes to a painting, because, he said, the work has a life of its own. The painting itself is a relic of the action, it is a recording of the gestures made. Still influencing artists today, the likes of Caroline Vis and Sebastien Desnos (s3b desnos) both reference Pollock in their work, either echoing the expression of emotion or indeed as Desnos puts it, “action painting."

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Painting, Abstract 2550, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,959 $1,763

Painting, Abstract 2549, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$1,959 $1,763

Painting, Abstract 2548, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,959 $1,763

Painting, BG01D, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,377

Painting, Persona YB2402, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

$1,679 $1,511

Painting, Prussian Blue 16, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$975

Painting, Abstract 2388, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

$1,679 $1,511

Painting, Abstract 2359, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,378 $2,140

Painting, Follow the line 1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

$975

Painting, Abstract 2382, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

$1,679 $1,511

Painting, Abstract 2326, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,099 $1,889

Painting, Abstract 2225, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$3,358 $3,022

Painting, La boxeuse, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2.4 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.9 inch

$390

Painting, Grenadine, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,463 $1,170

Painting, Rain 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$610

Painting, Claim 128, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 70 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

$914

Painting, Persona YB2302, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

$1,679 $1,511

Painting, Claim 132, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

$963

Painting, Claim 96, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 75 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$914

Painting, Mix by M.Y., Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 89.9 x 154.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 61 x 1 inch

$1,250

Painting, Soleil de plomb, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 97.5 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,829 $1,646

Painting, Untitled 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$366

Painting, Claim 95, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 120 x 110 x 1.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 43.3 x 0.6 inch

$2,048

Painting, Émerveillé, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 81 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,585 $1,426

Painting, Drips 12, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 100 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,158

Painting, Elégance, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,585

Painting, Romance, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$1,707 $1,536

Painting, Abstract No. 67, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$183

Painting, Sea Life 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

$366

Painting, Abstract No 54, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 39 x 27 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.4 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch

$244

Painting, RE 17, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 100 x 140 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.6 inch

$2,926

Painting, Esprit sain, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$914

Painting, Gaza, Francesco Martini

Francesco Martini

Painting - 180 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 70.9 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

$3,413

Painting, Pink Soul, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 130 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,510

Painting, Dream Flower, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 130 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,754

Painting, Infinisens, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 50 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$536

Painting, Tecktonik, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 50 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,036 $933

Fine Art Drawings, Chute libre 8, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 30 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$1,585 $1,426

Painting, Beauty rose, Eliana Sá

Eliana Sá

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,829

Painting, Wild pink, Eliana Sá

Eliana Sá

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,585

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