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, Up Against It, Newel Hunter

Newel Hunter

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.8 inch

£2,352

Painting, Showoff, Newel Hunter

Newel Hunter

Painting . 40.6 x 101.6 x 1.3 cm Painting . 16 x 40 x 0.5 inch

£2,393

Painting, Fresh, Newel Hunter

Newel Hunter

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch

£3,772

Painting, Attirance, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

£514

Painting, Wild pink, Eliana Sá

Eliana Sá

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

£1,151

Fine Art Drawings, Blue Melt 19, Jaanika Peerna

Jaanika Peerna

Fine Art Drawings . 76.2 x 76.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 30 x 0 inch

£4,535

Painting, ADN privé, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£523

Painting, The sea remembers, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting . 75 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

£2,002

Painting, Picsouland, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 30 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

£700

Painting, Lentilles d'eau, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting . 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£886

Painting, Lazer Night, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

£611 £520

Painting, Heart-V, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 65 x 91 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 35.8 x 0 inch

£531

Painting, Fleur bleu, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 90 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

£593

Painting, Bestia-I, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

£664

Painting, Esprit sain, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

£664

Painting, Claim 86, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£709

Painting, Journeys III, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting . 73 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,559