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, Laurax, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,471 $1,177

Painting, Jeudi, Pasturo

Pasturo

Painting - 120 x 85 x 25 cm Painting - 47.2 x 33.5 x 9.8 inch

$3,064

Painting, Motion, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 150 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0 inch

$7,369

Painting, Ordinary, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 150 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0 inch

$7,369

Painting, Ray, Nikolaos Schizas

Ray

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 130 x 160 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63 x 0 inch

$7,440

Painting, Lava, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$3,677

Painting, Gratitude, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch

$6,235

Painting, Portrait, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 41 x 33 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.2 inch

$1,226 $1,103

Painting, Blue, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$2,206

Fine Art Drawings, Meditation, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 55.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$735

Fine Art Drawings, Not there 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$674

Fine Art Drawings, Not There 1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$674

Fine Art Drawings, Cosmic Beasts, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 49.5 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$674

Painting, Screens, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 cm Painting - 22 x 30 inch

$4,393

Painting, Scaffold, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 cm Painting - 22 x 30 inch

$4,393

Painting, Porch, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 cm Painting - 22 x 30 inch

$4,393

Painting, Trapeze, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

$4,393

Painting, Spheres, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

$4,393

Painting, Slide, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

$4,393

Painting, Bridge, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

$4,393

Painting, Looking Blue, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$3,064

Painting, Space, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$1,838

Painting, Brûle, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 200 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

$12,255

Painting, Fascination, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 195 x 195 x 3 cm Painting - 76.8 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch

$8,211

Painting, Happy Street, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 200 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

$8,456

Painting, Maria, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 200 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

$7,966

Painting, Vers le bleu, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$662

Painting, City, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$846

Painting, Maternity, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 122 x 91 x 2 cm Painting - 48 x 35.8 x 0.8 inch

$3,248

Painting, White Peony, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$4,535

Painting, Fresqu’eux, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 60 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$1,654

Painting, Street art, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,838

Painting, Punchy, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,348

Painting, Délirium, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,838

Painting, Phantasy, Aloyzas Smilingis

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting - 130 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$9,192

Painting, Stadtbummel, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 100 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

$5,147

Painting, Claim 100, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 110 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

$3,309

Painting, RE 14, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 140 x 140 x 1.5 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.6 inch

$4,289

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