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, Strangers 3, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$2,226

Painting, Flux, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,564

Painting, Sauvage, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,793

Painting, Urban style, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

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

$602 $451

Painting, Confusion, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 60 x 73 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.6 inch

$602 $451

Painting, Abstract No. 75, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30.5 x 22.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 12 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch

$180

Painting, Maria, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$7,820

Painting, No.8, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 195 x 240 x 2 cm Painting - 76.8 x 94.5 x 0.8 inch

$8,783

Painting, Sign No 45, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 38 x 28 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$241

Painting, Abstract No 53, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 38 x 28 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$241

Painting, Abstract No 51, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 38 x 28 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$241

Painting, Abstract No 18, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$120

Painting, The Wall, Juliana Haggoo

Juliana Haggoo

Painting - 100 x 100 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

$2,647

Painting, The curve, Juliana Haggoo

Juliana Haggoo

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

$2,767

Painting, Splash 64, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

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

$3,008

Painting, Interiors, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 122 x 91.4 cm Painting - 48 x 36 inch

$9,324

Painting, Diamonds, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Painting - 40 x 30 inch

$8,759

Painting, Dreamscape, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$1,203 $902

Painting, Énergies, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 65 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 1 inch

$1,805 $1,353

Painting, Soho, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 40 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,406 $1,684

Painting, Sun Ra, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

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

$2,406

Painting, Miles Davis, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$842 $505

Painting, Lazer Night, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,035

Painting, Corail, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$818

Painting, Grand Voyageur, Pasturo

Pasturo

Painting - 190 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 74.8 x 51.2 x 2 inch

$4,331

Painting, Rouge, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$650

Painting, L'unité, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 40 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$698

Painting, Peps, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,008

Painting, Flowers 8, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,805

Painting, Expression 13, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,504

Painting, Krabi 3, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,624

Painting, Disco flowers, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,744 $1,570

Painting, Samurai, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,744 $1,570

Painting, Heart 5, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 130 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,033

Painting, Bayou, Bald

Bald

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

$2,948

Painting, Death, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.7 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.5 inch

$722

Painting, Murder, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 73 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$602

Painting, Afrique n°2, Molok

Molok

Painting - 131 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.6 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$5,654

Painting, Miroirs, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 81 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 1 inch

$962 $770

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