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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, Green garden, Nestor Toro

Green garden

Nestor Toro

Painting - 71.1 x 55.9 x 1.8 cm Painting - 28 x 22 x 0.7 inch

$2,175

Painting, Lacrimae, Damien Berrard

Lacrimae

Damien Berrard

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$3,572 $1,786

Painting, Untitled., Damien Berrard

Untitled.

Damien Berrard

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$3,214

Painting, Mouvements, Damien Berrard

Mouvements

Damien Berrard

Painting - 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,429 $1,071

Painting, Colors II, Damien Berrard

Colors II

Damien Berrard

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$2,381 $1,667

Painting, Geometry 3, Max Yaskin

Geometry 3

Max Yaskin

Painting - 150 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,060 $954

Painting, Avatar, Max Yaskin

Avatar

Max Yaskin

Painting - 100 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,726 $1,554

Painting, Memories, Marta Zawadzka

Memories

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,262

Painting, Box bleu 1325, Eric Robin

Box bleu 1325

Eric Robin

Painting - 24 x 24 x 3 cm Painting - 9.4 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch

$476

Painting, Fate, Christian Valentine

Fate

Christian Valentine

Painting - 50.8 x 25.4 x 2 cm Painting - 20 x 10 x 0.8 inch

$230

Painting, Daisies, Marta Zawadzka

Daisies

Marta Zawadzka

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

$4,167

Painting, Wild natura, Jo Sada

Wild natura

Jo Sada

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

$117

Painting, City I, Yichao Sun

City I

Yichao Sun

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

$5,714

Print, Madrid, Emilio Vedova

Madrid

Emilio Vedova

Print - 70.5 x 50 cm Print - 27.8 x 19.7 inch

$1,071

Painting, Purple Sea, Yichao Sun

Purple Sea

Yichao Sun

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

$5,714

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