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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, Carré rouge, Âme Sauvage

Carré rouge

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 54 x 73 x 2.4 cm Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 x 0.9 inch

€550

Painting, La graphiste, Âme Sauvage

La graphiste

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 81 x 60 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch

€680

Painting, Grand bateau, Âme Sauvage

Grand bateau

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2.4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch

€600

Painting, Un vent fort, Âme Sauvage

Un vent fort

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€1,200

Painting, Music, Âme Sauvage

Music

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 60 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,140

Painting, Nuit froide, Âme Sauvage

Nuit froide

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€180

Painting, Kilauea, Gaëlle Wagner

Kilauea

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€690

Painting, BG01D, Gaëlle Wagner

BG01D

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€1,950

Painting, Le roi perdu, Âme Sauvage

Le roi perdu

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 81 x 60 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch

€680

Painting, Art water, Âme Sauvage

Art water

Âme Sauvage

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

€1,200

Painting, Childhood, Gina Vor

Childhood

Gina Vor

Painting - 160 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,800

Painting, Lemonade, Gaëlle Wagner

Lemonade

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€690

Painting, Lola, Gaëlle Wagner

Lola

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€690

Painting, Avalanche, Âme Sauvage

Avalanche

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€1,100

Design, 527 Pixels, Gaëlle Wagner

527 Pixels

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€5,900

Painting, Kristina 2, Gina Vor

Kristina 2

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€800

Painting, Impact 4, Gina Vor

Impact 4

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€800

Painting, Prussian Blue 16, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 16

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€800

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