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, Joy factory!, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$4,396

Painting, Lemonade, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$843

Painting, Kilauea, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

$843

Painting, Inversion, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 24 x 19 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch

$92

Painting, Queen, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$2,808

Painting, Abstract No. 65, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$977

Painting, Abstract No. 63, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$977

Design, 527 Pixels, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Design - 119 x 269 x 3 cm Design - 46.9 x 105.9 x 1.2 inch

$7,204

Painting, Vent du Nord, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 24 x 2.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.9 inch

$92

Painting, Still Life, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 102 x 76 cm Painting - 40.2 x 29.9 inch

$8,100

Painting, Sky symphony 2, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$830

Painting, Naissance, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$2,198

Painting, Dark Lord, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$4,396

Painting, Angels, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$2,869

Painting, Feu et glace, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$92

Painting, Pays gourmand, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 33 x 46 x 2.4 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.9 inch

$354

Painting, La plume, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2.4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.9 inch

$366

Painting, Blue Sign 1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$977

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

$977

Painting, Winter, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 78.5 x 59 x 2 cm Painting - 30.9 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

$977

Painting, L'île sainte, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 31 x 41 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.2 x 16.1 x 0 inch

$104

Painting, Splash 72, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

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

$1,575

Painting, LXXVII, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 50 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,087

Painting, Splash 51, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$3,053

Painting, Splash 49, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$3,053

Painting, Claim 105, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 100 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch

$1,905

Painting, Claim 107, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 90 x 130 x 1.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.6 inch

$1,905

Painting, Claim 99, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 100 x 130 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.6 inch

$2,051

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

$2,051

Painting, Claim 90, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 130 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch

$2,857

Painting, Claim 33, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 83 x 112 x 2 cm Painting - 32.7 x 44.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,282

Painting, Claim 93, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 95 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

$1,673

Painting, Claim 82, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 100 x 130 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

$2,051

Painting, Claim 81, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 100 x 140 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

$2,442

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