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, Timeless, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 90 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,750

Painting, Bellissima, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,300

Painting, Blue orchid, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,300

Painting, Abstract 2132, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,046

Print, Vieux Faust, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print . 38 x 28.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 15 x 11.2 x 0 inch

€1,600

Print, Fleur en Lys, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print . 38 x 28.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 15 x 11.2 x 0 inch

€950

Painting, Abstract 2398, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,106

Painting, Emergence, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,925

Painting, Abstract 2566, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,166

Painting, Golden Chaos, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,925

Painting, Abstract 2160, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,286

Painting, Abstract 2108, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,046

Painting, Abstract 2101, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,046

Painting, Golden Echo, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,925

Painting, Abstract 2574, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,106

Painting, Abstract 1186, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,046

Painting, Abstract 2581, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,407

Painting, Abstract 2255, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,286

Painting, Dark Matter, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 90 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,750

Painting, Delirium, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 90 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,750

Painting, Art water, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

€1,200

Painting, Victoria, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€690

Painting, Frozen Dreams, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,166

Painting, The Thaw, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,166

Painting, Morning Mist, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,745

Painting, Abstract 2109, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,046

Painting, Abstract 2580, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,166

Painting, Abstract 2578, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,407

Painting, Abstract 2577, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,346

Painting, Abstract 2353, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,046

Painting, Abstract 22124, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,805

Painting, Sutil, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 110 x 130 x 1 cm Painting . 43.3 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

€4,512

Painting, Dark paths, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 130 x 110 x 1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

€4,873

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