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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, Cabeza, Pasturo

Cabeza

Pasturo

Painting - 115 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,206

Painting, Heart-V, Stanislav Bojankov

Heart-V

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 65 x 91 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 35.8 x 0 inch

$735 $662

Painting, Jungle flowers 7, Max Yaskin

Jungle flowers 7

Max Yaskin

Painting - 149.9 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$890

Painting, Expression 13, Max Yaskin

Expression 13

Max Yaskin

Painting - 90 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,532

Painting, Disco flowers, Max Yaskin

Disco flowers

Max Yaskin

Painting - 100 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,777

Painting, Samurai, Max Yaskin

Samurai

Max Yaskin

Painting - 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,777

Painting, Bois de feu, Âme Sauvage

Bois de feu

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$97

Painting, Natalie, Marta Zawadzka

Natalie

Marta Zawadzka

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

$2,206

Painting, Lumiére, Muriel Deumie

Lumiére

Muriel Deumie

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

$686

Painting, Dream, Gina Vor

Dream

Gina Vor

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,206

Painting, Euphoria, Gina Vor

Euphoria

Gina Vor

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,206

Painting, Passion, Gina Vor

Passion

Gina Vor

Painting - 120 x 104 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 40.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,451

Painting, Prussian Blue 17, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 17

Gina Vor

Painting - 86 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 33.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,206

Painting, Splash, Marta Zawadzka

Splash

Marta Zawadzka

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

$5,147

Painting, Nautica, Pasturo

Nautica

Pasturo

Painting - 82 x 115 x 3 cm Painting - 32.3 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch

$2,451

Painting, Voir le tempête, Yichao Sun

Voir le tempête

Yichao Sun

Painting - 150 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

$9,192

Painting, Étoiles, Yichao Sun

Étoiles

Yichao Sun

Painting - 125 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 49.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$6,128

Painting, Landscape, Stanislav Bojankov

Landscape

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 41 x 51 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 20.1 x 0.2 inch

$1,226 $1,103

Painting, Num-023, Damien Berrard

Num-023

Damien Berrard

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.7 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.5 inch

$3,064

Painting, Sun, Marta Zawadzka

Sun

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,657

Painting, The cold, Max Yaskin

The cold

Max Yaskin

Painting - 200 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$980

Painting, Impact 2, Gina Vor

Impact 2

Gina Vor

Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,838

Painting, Terra Cotta, Gina Vor

Terra Cotta

Gina Vor

Painting - 95.5 x 95.5 x 2 cm Painting - 37.6 x 37.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,471

Painting, Japan, Gina Vor

Japan

Gina Vor

Painting - 95 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,471

Painting, Mix, Max Yaskin

Mix

Max Yaskin

Painting - 90 x 155 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 61 x 0.4 inch

$919

Painting, Geometry 2, Max Yaskin

Geometry 2

Max Yaskin

Painting - 90 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

$797

Painting, Erosion II, Yichao Sun

Erosion II

Yichao Sun

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$980

Painting, Erosion I, Yichao Sun

Erosion I

Yichao Sun

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$980

Painting, Fondu II, Yichao Sun

Fondu II

Yichao Sun

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$980

Painting, Fondu I, Yichao Sun

Fondu I

Yichao Sun

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$980

Painting, Flowers 8, Max Yaskin

Flowers 8

Max Yaskin

Painting - 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,838

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