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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, Japon Times, Bald

Japon Times

Bald

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

CHF 2,344

Painting, Blue Sign 1, Gina Vor

Blue Sign 1

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

CHF 781 CHF 664

Painting, Abstract No. 65, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 65

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

CHF 781

Painting, Abstract No. 63, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 63

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

CHF 781

Painting, Follow the line 1, Gina Vor

Follow the line 1

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

CHF 781

Painting, Winter, Gina Vor

Winter

Gina Vor

Painting - 78.5 x 59 x 2 cm Painting - 30.9 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 781

Painting, Coulures, Âme Sauvage

Coulures

Âme Sauvage

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

CHF 83

Painting, Méli-Mélo, Âme Sauvage

Méli-Mélo

Âme Sauvage

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

CHF 54

Painting, Vue du ciel, Âme Sauvage

Vue du ciel

Âme Sauvage

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

CHF 88

Painting, Vent du Nord, Âme Sauvage

Vent du Nord

Âme Sauvage

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

CHF 73

Painting, Monde rouge, Âme Sauvage

Monde rouge

Âme Sauvage

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

CHF 342

Painting, Mer et sable, Âme Sauvage

Mer et sable

Âme Sauvage

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

CHF 146

Painting, Placebo, Gaëlle Wagner

Placebo

Gaëlle Wagner

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

CHF 2,148

Painting, La danseuse, Âme Sauvage

La danseuse

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 25 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

CHF 87

Painting, Les déesses, Âme Sauvage

Les déesses

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 61 x 38 x 2.4 cm Painting - 24 x 15 x 0.9 inch

CHF 391

Painting, Waves, Gaëlle Wagner

Waves

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 125 x 125 x 3 cm Painting - 49.2 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 2,539

Painting, Aqua 3, Gina Vor

Aqua 3

Gina Vor

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

CHF 781

Painting, Supernova No. 9, Gina Vor

Supernova No. 9

Gina Vor

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

CHF 781

Painting, Rain 2, Gina Vor

Rain 2

Gina Vor

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

CHF 488

Painting, La tierra, Nikolaos Schizas

La tierra

Nikolaos Schizas

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

CHF 3,769

Painting, Aqua 6, Gina Vor

Aqua 6

Gina Vor

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

CHF 1,758

Painting, Prussian Blue 17, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 17

Gina Vor

Painting - 86 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 33.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,758

Painting, Touch, Nikolaos Schizas

Touch

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 130 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 0 inch

CHF 3,943

Painting, Le penseur, Âme Sauvage

Le penseur

Âme Sauvage

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

CHF 73

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