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, Natalie, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

€1,800

Painting, Anthony, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Bois de feu, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

€79

Painting, Savage, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,300

Painting, Blue, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

€1,800

Painting, Sunny Stroll, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 100 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Print, King, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Print - 71 x 61 cm Print - 28 x 24 inch

€650

Painting, Blue cerf, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

€79

Painting, Courage, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

€3,950

Painting, Toucans, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

€4,150

Painting, Another time, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 40 x 45 x 2.9 cm Painting - 15.7 x 17.7 x 1.1 inch

€400

Print, Gizmo, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Print - 61 x 61 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 24 x 0 inch

€370

Print, Childhood, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Print - 74 x 61 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.1 x 24 x 0 inch

€420

Print, Instinct, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Print - 76 x 61 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 24 x 0 inch

€420

Painting, Old Magic, Newel Hunter

Newel Hunter

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€7,628

Fine Art Drawings, Trumpie, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

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

€200

Print, Le-op, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Print - 21 x 21 x 1 cm Print - 8.3 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

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Sculpture, Bear family, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Sculpture - 19 x 12 x 27 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 4.7 x 10.6 inch

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Painting, Benjamin, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

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Painting, Love lion, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 30 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 inch

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Painting, Toucan, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

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Painting, Blue lion, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2.4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.9 inch

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Painting, Wild, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Family, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

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Painting, Stella, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

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Painting, Doux guépard, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

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Sculpture, Le ren'art, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Sculpture - 25 x 15 x 17 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 5.9 x 6.7 inch

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Painting, Mystery, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

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Painting, Gizmo, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

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Sculpture, Blue panther, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Sculpture - 23 x 8 x 15 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 3.1 x 5.9 inch

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Painting, Unicorn, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

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Sculpture, Lapinou, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Sculpture - 15 x 7 x 10 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 2.8 x 3.9 inch

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Painting, Jim, Marta Zawadzka

Jim

Marta Zawadzka

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

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Painting, Journey, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

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Painting, Instinct, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

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Painting, Marlon, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

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Painting, Leonard, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

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Sculpture, Panthera, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Sculpture - 14 x 43 x 7 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 16.9 x 2.8 inch

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Sculpture, L'ours de feu, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Sculpture - 10 x 7 x 17 cm Sculpture - 3.9 x 2.8 x 6.7 inch

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Painting, Friend, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

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Painting, Elen, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

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Painting, Insight, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

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Painting, Sweet Edie, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

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