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, Janae, Christian Valentine

Christian Valentine

Painting - 91.4 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 12 x 2 inch

€618

Painting, Délirium, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,560

Painting, Fleurs noires, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

€85

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, Suspension, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€800 €720

Painting, Lazer Night, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€800

Painting, Dream Flower, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

€3,900

Painting, Cabeza, Pasturo

Pasturo

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

€1,800

Painting, Heart-V, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

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

€600 €540

Painting, Jungle flowers 7, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

€786

Fine Art Drawings, Promeneur du jour V, Pasturo

Pasturo

Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 53 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 20.9 inch

€500

Painting, La libelula, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 114 x 146 x 2.3 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.9 inch

€4,312

Painting, Expression 13, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

€1,250

Painting, Disco flowers, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

€1,450

Painting, Samurai, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

€1,450

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, Time for fun, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 54 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

Painting, Orange park, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,300

Painting, Pink Soul, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

€3,700

Painting, Splash, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

€4,200

Painting, The cold, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

€800

Painting, Narew, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

€2,600

Painting, Sun, Marta Zawadzka

Sun

Marta Zawadzka

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

€3,800

Painting, Impact 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

€1,500

Painting, Mix, Max Yaskin

Mix

Max Yaskin

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

€750

Painting, Geometry 2, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

€650

Painting, Terra Cotta, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

€1,200

Painting, Japan, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

€1,200

Painting, Blue And Red, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

€1,200

Painting, Supernova No. 10, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

€1,200

Print, King, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

€650

Painting, Strange, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 105 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

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