Gestural abstraction

Painting, No Betray, Nikolaos Schizas

No Betray

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 130 x 97 x 0.1 cm

$4,412

Painting, Overwhelmingly beautiful life (stretched), Nadine Antoniuk

Overwhelmingly beautiful life (stretched)

Nadine Antoniuk

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,920

Painting, The Childhood of Chaos 10 original masterpiece O Kloska (1977), Ovidiu Kloska

The Childhood of Chaos 10 original masterpiece O Kloska (1977)

Ovidiu Kloska

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,355

Painting, Clouds, Gaëlle Wagner

Clouds

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$1,976

Painting, Abstract 2417, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2417

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm

$2,107

Painting, Woobles, Tic

Woobles

Tic

Painting - 120 x 75 x 1.8 cm

$1,299

Painting, Abstract No. 67, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 67

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.2 cm

$169

Painting, Conexions lunars que venen de rapsodia en colors, Tatiana Blanqué

Conexions lunars que venen de rapsodia en colors

Tatiana Blanqué

Painting - 50 x 100 x 4 cm

$2,259

Painting, El verano trae tanto, Carmen Aztibia

El verano trae tanto

Carmen Aztibia

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$655

Painting, Almaz, Eric Robin

Almaz

Eric Robin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Oceanic soul II, Daniela Pasqualini

Oceanic soul II

Daniela Pasqualini

Painting - 127 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm

$6,400

Fine Art Drawings, Enchanted Glade, Gaëlle Wagner

Enchanted Glade

Gaëlle Wagner

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

$2,372 $2,253

Painting, Sin título. Serie Selvática, Dario Berterreche

Sin título. Serie Selvática

Dario Berterreche

Painting - 150 x 180 x 0.1 cm

$1,355

Painting, Flow 124, Stephanie Rivet

Flow 124

Stephanie Rivet

Painting - 91 x 152 x 4 cm

$3,388

Painting, N° VP0223P, Kyung-Ae Hur

N° VP0223P

Kyung-Ae Hur

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm

$3,388

Painting, Résonances sous le Feuillage, Muriel Deumie

Résonances sous le Feuillage

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 50 x 70 x 4 cm

$903

Sculpture, Triangolo blu mare, Marco Saporiti

Triangolo blu mare

Marco Saporiti

Sculpture - 48 x 33 x 33 cm

$282

Painting, Waterfall Study 2- By The River, Victoria Horkan

Waterfall Study 2- By The River

Victoria Horkan

Painting - 90 x 120 x 4 cm

$5,004

Painting, ORVEN, Morko

ORVEN

Morko

Painting - 137 x 65 x 0.1 cm

$1,468

Painting, Lavender, Marco Saporiti

Lavender

Marco Saporiti

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$282

Fine Art Drawings, Manga French, Muriel Deumie

Manga French

Muriel Deumie

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 20 x 4 cm

$1,208

Painting, Cold Blossom, Aloyzas Smilingis

Cold Blossom

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$3,953

Painting, Composition 7-24, Jean François Guelfi

Composition 7-24

Jean François Guelfi

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm

$452

Painting, Explosion de couleurs - On the move 1, Thomas Jeunet

Explosion de couleurs - On the move 1

Thomas Jeunet

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm

$1,694

Print, Mohawks, Muriel Deumie

Mohawks

Muriel Deumie

Print - 60 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,694

Painting, Red wall, Yichao Sun

Red wall

Yichao Sun

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$5,421 $4,879

Painting, Sweet fragrance, Eliana Sá

Sweet fragrance

Eliana Sá

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,186

Painting, Renovation 4, Max Yaskin

Renovation 4

Max Yaskin

Painting - 200 x 80 x 1 cm

$1,005

Painting, Untitled, Hugo Isaac

Untitled

Hugo Isaac

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3.1 cm

$2,146

Painting, Heart-IV, Stanislav Bojankov

Heart-IV

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 60 x 45 x 2 cm

$1,016

Painting, Dance Chromatique, Rita Vandenherrewegen

Dance Chromatique

Rita Vandenherrewegen

Painting - 39 x 39 x 1 cm

$542

Painting, New Collection Treasure, Caroline Vis

New Collection Treasure

Caroline Vis

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$5,647 $5,082

Painting, Bridge, Laura Newman

Bridge

Laura Newman

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 cm

$4,082

Painting, Purple Forest, Marta Zawadzka

Purple Forest

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 70 x 70 x 6 cm

$2,146

Painting, Hide & seek III, Paulo Gnecco

Hide & seek III

Paulo Gnecco

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm

$1,920

Painting, Sans titre, Bonus

Sans titre

Bonus

Painting - 80 x 80 x 5 cm

$5,082

Photography, Insitu, Muriel Deumie

Insitu

Muriel Deumie

Photography - 30 x 63 x 1 cm

$316

Painting, Le rêve, Sophie Mangelsen

Le rêve

Sophie Mangelsen

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$1,468

Painting, Lugh, Luc Villard

Lugh

Luc Villard

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm

$1,468

Painting, Wild, Filip Pavlik

Wild

Filip Pavlik

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Beyond The Rain Drenched Streets #4, Michèle Laurence Prévost

Beyond The Rain Drenched Streets #4

Michèle Laurence Prévost

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm

$2,259

Painting, Deep inside, Larissa Uvarova

Deep inside

Larissa Uvarova

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm

$1,637

Fine Art Drawings, Balancing Act 2, Tracey Adams

Balancing Act 2

Tracey Adams

Fine Art Drawings - 66 x 50.8 cm

$1,712

Painting, Houle, Allias

Houle

Allias

Painting - 113 x 85 x 3 cm

$892

Painting, A kakofonie of kaketoes, Tiny de Bruin

A kakofonie of kaketoes

Tiny de Bruin

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm

$1,479

Print, Sub statio-I, Stanislav Bojankov

Sub statio-I

Stanislav Bojankov

Print - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm

$565

Painting, Color spots III, Greet Helsen

Color spots III

Greet Helsen

Painting - 40 x 40 cm

$1,317

Painting, NotWithstanding, Kris Haas

NotWithstanding

Kris Haas

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2 cm

$950

Painting, Aftershock Energy, Nestor Toro

Aftershock Energy

Nestor Toro

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm

$1,030

Painting, Lumenis 43, Tracey Adams

Lumenis 43

Tracey Adams

Painting - 61 x 61 cm

$3,556

Painting, Metamorphosis, Ilja Freer

Metamorphosis

Ilja Freer

Painting - 50 x 70 x 4 cm

$1,818

Painting, Ballet on the clouds, Sophie Qin

Ballet on the clouds

Sophie Qin

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm

$2,180

Painting, Femme paysage, Pasturo

Femme paysage

Pasturo

Painting - 115 x 150 x 3 cm

$1,694

Painting, Flowers Thoughts 1, VeraD

Flowers Thoughts 1

VeraD

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm

$198

Painting, N° 21.18 Reflet, Isa-L

N° 21.18 Reflet

Isa-L

Painting - 97 x 60 x 2 cm

$6,776

Print, Fusilamientos, Emilio Vedova

Fusilamientos

Emilio Vedova

Print - 70.5 x 50 cm

$1,016

Painting, Lights behind, H-Nguyen

Lights behind

H-Nguyen

Painting - 73 x 100 cm

$1,423

Print, Homomotus #4, Bust the drip

Homomotus #4

Bust the drip

Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm

$339

Print, 2091 Pixels, Gaëlle Wagner

2091 Pixels

Gaëlle Wagner

Print - 130 x 269 x 3 cm

$6,663

Sculpture, May the Gods still accept..., Pasturo

May the Gods still accept...

Pasturo

Sculpture - 240 x 25 x 15 cm

$1,807

Painting, White love, Gabriela Lavezzari

White love

Gabriela Lavezzari

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$3,840

Painting, Space Patrol #2, Volker Mayr

Space Patrol #2

Volker Mayr

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm

$1,694

Painting, Grand bleu, Blandine Insler

Grand bleu

Blandine Insler

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$553

Painting, Abstract n° 1146, Patrick Salamone

Abstract n° 1146

Patrick Salamone

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm

$2,710

Print, Nude in Red (Nue Edition), Aloyzas Smilingis

Nude in Red (Nue Edition)

Aloyzas Smilingis

Print - 120 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,129

Print, In Motion #10, Eric Brocherie

In Motion #10

Eric Brocherie

Print - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm

$1,412

Fine Art Drawings, Gestures, Gina Vor

Gestures

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 55.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm

$678

Painting, Sans titre, Shirley Goldfarb

Sans titre

Shirley Goldfarb

Painting - 13 x 20 cm

$4,517

Fine Art Drawings, Promeneur du jour, Pasturo

Promeneur du jour

Pasturo

Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 53 cm

$565

Painting, Peinture 201118, Gérard Pairé

Peinture 201118

Gérard Pairé

Painting - 89 x 116 x 3 cm

$3,953

Painting, High & Dry, Newel Hunter

High & Dry

Newel Hunter

Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 0.5 cm

$1,700

Painting, Magic in grey, Paul Ygartua

Magic in grey

Paul Ygartua

Painting - 120 x 150 x 2 cm

$6,776

Painting, Ahmar, Said Ouarzaz

Ahmar

Said Ouarzaz

Painting - 36 x 40 x 3 cm

$892

Painting, Yellow flower, Sandra Szaja

Yellow flower

Sandra Szaja

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm

$3,388

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, Stanislav Bojankov

Portrait

Stanislav Bojankov

Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 16 x 0.1 cm

$119

Painting, Rectus XV, Jean-Claude Bossel

Rectus XV

Jean-Claude Bossel

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$29,861

Painting, Glorious youth, Violeta Endo

Glorious youth

Violeta Endo

Painting - 120 x 180 x 1 cm

$3,275

Painting, Rebel fluid, Jo Sada

Rebel fluid

Jo Sada

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm

$124

Print, Pierro with Doll, Anatole Krasnyansky

Pierro with Doll

Anatole Krasnyansky

Print - 80 x 116.8 cm

$1,900

Fine Art Drawings, Without identity, Maurizio Gracceva

Without identity

Maurizio Gracceva

Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 0.1 cm

$1,694

Painting, Into the Flow II, Lia Van Leeuwen

Into the Flow II

Lia Van Leeuwen

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,033

Fine Art Drawings, Higher, Sandra Szaja

Higher

Sandra Szaja

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm

$1,129

Painting, Danseuses dorées, Sylvie Adaoust

Danseuses dorées

Sylvie Adaoust

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm

$3,151

Print, Julie I, Rafael Sliks

Julie I

Rafael Sliks

Print - 100 x 71 cm

$1,251

Sculpture, Movement | Bronze Sculpture, Aloyzas Smilingis

Movement | Bronze Sculpture

Aloyzas Smilingis

Sculpture - 33 x 21 x 21 cm

$9,599

Painting, Multiple de Fond et de Matière, Jérémie Rebourgeard

Multiple de Fond et de Matière

Jérémie Rebourgeard

Painting - 50 x 66 x 0.1 cm

$124

Painting, Three of a Kind, Geo Hizny

Three of a Kind

Geo Hizny

Painting - 83.82 x 175.26 x 1 cm

$4,122

Painting, New York City Second Avenue, Cosmos

New York City Second Avenue

Cosmos

Painting - 150 x 200 x 4 cm

$8,809

Print, Sans titre 89, Yichao Sun

Sans titre 89

Yichao Sun

Print - 16 x 16 x 1 cm

$136

Print, Primary styles 6, Cren

Primary styles 6

Cren

Print - 40 x 40 cm

$734

Print, If I Could Hum, Victoria Horkan

If I Could Hum

Victoria Horkan

Print - 40 x 80 x 1 cm

$395

Painting, Street Style, Rafael Sliks

Street Style

Rafael Sliks

Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm

$4,178

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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