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, 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, Punchy, Muriel Deumie

Punchy

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,271

Painting, Today, Francesco Martini

Today

Francesco Martini

Painting - 195 x 85 x 1 cm Painting - 76.8 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch

$2,890

Painting, Spring, Francesco Martini

Spring

Francesco Martini

Painting - 140 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,312

Painting, Peps, Muriel Deumie

Peps

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,456

Painting, Monitor, Newel Hunter

Monitor

Newel Hunter

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch

$1,350

Painting, Visitation, Newel Hunter

Visitation

Newel Hunter

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch

$1,400

Painting, Two-for-One, Newel Hunter

Two-for-One

Newel Hunter

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 0.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.2 inch

$1,700

Painting, High & Dry, Newel Hunter

High & Dry

Newel Hunter

Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 0.2 inch

$1,700

Painting, Travelers, Newel Hunter

Travelers

Newel Hunter

Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 1.5 inch

$1,800

Painting, InSinErator, Newel Hunter

InSinErator

Newel Hunter

Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch

$2,250

Painting, Undaunted, Newel Hunter

Undaunted

Newel Hunter

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch

$1,850

Painting, Thruster,, Newel Hunter

Thruster,

Newel Hunter

Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch

$2,350

Painting, Off the Grid, Newel Hunter

Off the Grid

Newel Hunter

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

$2,050

Painting, Nuptials, Newel Hunter

Nuptials

Newel Hunter

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 0.8 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.3 inch

$2,200

Painting, Two Scoops, Newel Hunter

Two Scoops

Newel Hunter

Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.3 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.5 inch

$2,000

Painting, Origin, Newel Hunter

Origin

Newel Hunter

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 0.8 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.3 inch

$2,300

Painting, Geisha, Newel Hunter

Geisha

Newel Hunter

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 0.8 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.3 inch

$2,300

Painting, Rider, Newel Hunter

Rider

Newel Hunter

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

$2,200

Painting, Infatuation,, Newel Hunter

Infatuation,

Newel Hunter

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

$2,100

Painting, Those Eyes, Newel Hunter

Those Eyes

Newel Hunter

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

$2,050

Painting, Romance, Muriel Deumie

Romance

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$1,618

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