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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, Pink Soul, Marta Zawadzka

Pink Soul

Marta Zawadzka

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

$4,329

Painting, Garden, Marta Zawadzka

Garden

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 100 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

$5,733

Painting, My dream, Marta Zawadzka

My dream

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 100 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

$5,733

Painting, Confusion, Damien Berrard

Confusion

Damien Berrard

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

$585

Painting, Rise 2, Max Yaskin

Rise 2

Max Yaskin

Painting - 150 x 75 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

$760

Painting, Baby, Christian Valentine

Baby

Christian Valentine

Painting - 50.8 x 25.4 x 2 cm Painting - 20 x 10 x 0.8 inch

$300

Painting, Rest Stop, Newel Hunter

Rest Stop

Newel Hunter

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

$1,900

Fine Art Drawings, Sign No. 14, Gina Vor

Sign No. 14

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$234

Painting, Virages, Aloyzas Smilingis

Virages

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting - 58 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting - 22.8 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,521

Painting, Summer day 2, Max Yaskin

Summer day 2

Max Yaskin

Painting - 90 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,462

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, Elysium IV, H-Nguyen

Elysium IV

H-Nguyen

Painting - 73 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,849

Painting, Melody blue, H-Nguyen

Melody blue

H-Nguyen

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,732

Painting, Whispers, H-Nguyen

Whispers

H-Nguyen

Painting - 73 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,849

Painting, Elysium II, H-Nguyen

Elysium II

H-Nguyen

Painting - 95 x 95 x 3 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,966

Painting, Elysium I, H-Nguyen

Elysium I

H-Nguyen

Painting - 75 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,849

Painting, Nymphéas, Damien Berrard

Nymphéas

Damien Berrard

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.7 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.5 inch

$3,510

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