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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Fine Art Drawings, Gestures, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 55.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$731

Painting, YEN DHELL, Morko

Morko

Painting - 110 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,243

Painting, Aqua 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$975

Painting, Scaffold, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 cm Painting - 22 x 30 inch

$4,328

Painting, Spheres, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

$4,328

Fine Art Drawings, Meditation, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 55.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$731

Fine Art Drawings, Not there 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$670

Fine Art Drawings, Not There 1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$670

Fine Art Drawings, Cosmic Beasts, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 49.5 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$670

Painting, Jette 3, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 76.2 x 55.8 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

$4,049

Painting, Jette 2, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 76.2 x 55.8 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

$4,049

Painting, Jette, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 76.2 x 55.8 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

$4,049

Painting, Tango, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 76.2 x 55.8 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

$4,049

Painting, Orange park, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,804

Fine Art Drawings, Small Sign No 4, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch

$122

Painting, Splash, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 120 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 63 x 0.8 inch

$5,120

Fine Art Drawings, Line 6, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch

$122

Fine Art Drawings, Brain Power 10, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$244

Fine Art Drawings, Brain Power 9, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$244

Fine Art Drawings, Brain Power 8, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$244

Fine Art Drawings, Brain Power 7, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$244

Fine Art Drawings, Brain Power 6, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$244

Fine Art Drawings, Brain Power 5, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$183

Fine Art Drawings, Brain Power 4, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$183

Fine Art Drawings, Brain Power 3, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$183

Fine Art Drawings, Two lines 3, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$183

Fine Art Drawings, Two Lines 1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 29.6 x 39.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 15.6 x 0.1 inch

$183

Fine Art Drawings, Physics, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 20.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 8.1 x 0.1 inch

$122

Fine Art Drawings, Line 5, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch

$122

Fine Art Drawings, Line 4, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 19 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch

$122

Fine Art Drawings, Line 3, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20.4 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8 x 0.1 inch

$122

Fine Art Drawings, Sign No. 7, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$183

Fine Art Drawings, Sign No. 5, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$183

Painting, Playground, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$3,048

Fine Art Drawings, Earth Calls 3, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$183

Fine Art Drawings, Earth Calls, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$183

Painting, Ladder, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 120 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$3,986

Painting, N1, Chrystele Ferron (Nasca)

N1

Chrystele Ferron (Nasca)

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,121

Fine Art Drawings, Eva -III, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$366

Fine Art Drawings, Mask, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$305

Painting, Memories, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,340

Painting, Daisies, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,267

Painting, Nola, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$4,510

Painting, LEUTHERN, Morko

Morko

Painting - 66 x 121 x 0.1 cm Painting - 26 x 47.6 x 0 inch

$1,329

Painting, Objet Volant, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2.4 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.9 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Earth Calls 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

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