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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, Ailes de nuit, Âme Sauvage

Ailes de nuit

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 54 x 73 x 2.4 cm Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 x 0.9 inch

CHF 537

Painting, Art water, Âme Sauvage

Art water

Âme Sauvage

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

CHF 1,172

Painting, Abstract 2509, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2509

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

CHF 1,740 CHF 1,566

Painting, Abstract 2477, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2477

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

CHF 2,296 CHF 2,067

Painting, Fleurs d'amour, Âme Sauvage

Fleurs d'amour

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

CHF 1,074

Painting, Avalanche, Âme Sauvage

Avalanche

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

CHF 1,074

Painting, Profondeur, Âme Sauvage

Profondeur

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

CHF 977

Painting, Childhood, Gina Vor

Childhood

Gina Vor

Painting - 160 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 3,711

Painting, Lemonade, Gaëlle Wagner

Lemonade

Gaëlle Wagner

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

CHF 674

Painting, Lola, Gaëlle Wagner

Lola

Gaëlle Wagner

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

CHF 674

Painting, Kristina 2, Gina Vor

Kristina 2

Gina Vor

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

CHF 781

Painting, Impact 4, Gina Vor

Impact 4

Gina Vor

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

CHF 781

Painting, Prussian Blue 16, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 16

Gina Vor

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

CHF 781

Painting, Water dynamic, Âme Sauvage

Water dynamic

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

CHF 977

Painting, XO Crew 21, Gaëlle Wagner

XO Crew 21

Gaëlle Wagner

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

CHF 1,904

Painting, Ambiguity, Nikolaos Schizas

Ambiguity

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

CHF 2,841

Painting, Abstract 2533, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2533

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,740 CHF 1,566

Painting, Abstract 2532, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2532

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

CHF 1,740 CHF 1,566

Painting, Abstract 2531, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2531

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 122 x 91 x 2 cm Painting - 48 x 35.8 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,508 CHF 1,357

Painting, Abstract 2530, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2530

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

CHF 1,392 CHF 1,253

Painting, Abstract 2529, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2529

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

CHF 1,392 CHF 1,253

Painting, Abstract 2525, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2525

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

CHF 2,204 CHF 1,983

Painting, Abstract 2524, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2524

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

CHF 2,204 CHF 1,983

Painting, Abstract 2523, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2523

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 150 x 100 x 15 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 5.9 inch

CHF 2,204 CHF 1,983

Painting, Abstract 2519, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2519

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

CHF 1,740 CHF 1,566

Painting, Abstract 2516, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2516

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

CHF 1,508 CHF 1,357

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