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, La plume, Âme Sauvage

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

$364

Painting, Style flash, Âme Sauvage

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Painting - 38 x 46 x 2.4 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.9 inch

$388

Painting, Mental, Âme Sauvage

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

$96

Painting, La mer rouge, Âme Sauvage

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$91

Painting, Vue du ciel, Âme Sauvage

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Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$109

Painting, Recueillement, Âme Sauvage

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

$485

Painting, Monde rouge, Âme Sauvage

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Painting - 40 x 50 x 2.4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.9 inch

$424

Painting, Les douceurs, Âme Sauvage

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Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$243

Painting, Boum !!!!, Âme Sauvage

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

$364

Painting, Tourbillons, Âme Sauvage

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Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$182

Painting, Stimulus 4, Gina Vor

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Painting - 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$485

Painting, Stimulus 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$485

Painting, Aqua 3, Gina Vor

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

$970

Painting, Supernova No. 9, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$970

Painting, White And Black 4, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$606

Painting, Rain 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$606

Painting, Volver, Nikolaos Schizas

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Painting - 130 x 97 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0 inch

$4,538

Painting, So easy, Nikolaos Schizas

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Painting - 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$3,281

Painting, Doubts, Nikolaos Schizas

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Painting - 146 x 114 x 0.1 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0 inch

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Painting, Sparks, Nikolaos Schizas

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Painting - 146 x 114 x 0.1 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0 inch

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Painting, Por Favor, Nikolaos Schizas

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Painting - 97 x 130 x 0.1 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch

$4,817

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

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Painting, Revolution 2, Max Yaskin

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Painting - 95 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

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Painting, Les nageurs, Âme Sauvage

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Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$103

Painting, Calm electro, Âme Sauvage

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

$182

Painting, Implosion, Âme Sauvage

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

$364

Painting, Lumière, Yichao Sun

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Painting - 120 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

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Painting, Claim 102, Mark Hellbusch

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