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, Nefertiti, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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Painting, Red dance, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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Painting, Yellow Boots, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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Painting, Supernova 7, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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Sculpture, Happy dog, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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Painting, Olive tree, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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Painting, Manhattan, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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Painting, Fissure, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

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Painting, Megapolis 3, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Sunny Day 2, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Drips, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Splashes 3, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Meadow 13, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Autumn forest, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Megapolis 4, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Revolution, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Colors 2, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Autumn Tree 4, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Meadow 19, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Brightness 5, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Sunflower, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Autumn Tree 3, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Space 7, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Frozen forest, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Gravitation, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Gaudi, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Megapolis 5, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Sphere 2, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Meadow 23, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Santorini 4, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Drips 10, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Symphony 5, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Jungle 2, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Splashes 8, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Drips 3, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Patchwork 5, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Splashes 12, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Gray Forest, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Meadow 25, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Strangers 6, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Mysterious 2, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Sphere, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Meadow 26, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Cosmos, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Elen, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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Painting, Stardust, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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Painting, Insight, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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Painting, Eva, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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Painting, Urbain II, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

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Painting, Fondue III, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

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Painting, Oiseau bleu, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

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Fine Art Drawings, Sign No. 9, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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Fine Art Drawings, Small Sign No. 10, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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Painting, Brightness 10, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Painting, Heart 4, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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Fine Art Drawings, Sign No. 3, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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