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, Art water, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

£1,084

Fine Art Drawings, Enchanted Glade, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£2,168

Painting, Landscape 1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

£723

Painting, No rules, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 55 x 55 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

£1,700

Design, 2091 Pixels, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Design - 130 x 269 x 3 cm Design - 51.2 x 105.9 x 1.2 inch

£5,331

Painting, Le Brouillon, Aude De Voc

Aude De Voc

Painting - 100 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£2,168

Painting, Sky symphony 1, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

£614

Painting, Frames, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 56 x 38 cm Painting - 22 x 15 inch

£2,500

Painting, Splash 44, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

£533

Painting, Lumenis 43, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 61 x 61 cm Painting - 24 x 24 inch

£2,700

Fine Art Drawings, Balancing Act 2, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Fine Art Drawings - 66 x 50.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 20 inch

£1,300

Painting, Dreams, Francesco Martini

Francesco Martini

Painting - 84 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 33.1 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

£678

Sculpture, Love bear, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Sculpture - 21 x 7 x 11 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 2.8 x 4.3 inch

£253

Painting, Composition, Antoni Amat

Antoni Amat

Painting - 75 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 29.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

£1,175

Painting, Sans titre 14, Arsène Odin

Arsène Odin

Painting - 40 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

£723 £651

Painting, Cabeza II, Pasturo

Pasturo

Painting - 115 x 75 x 3 cm Painting - 45.3 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

£1,355

Painting, City 4, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

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

£2,259

Fine Art Drawings, Promeneur du jour, Pasturo

Pasturo

Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 53 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 20.9 inch

£452

Painting, Almaz, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,491

Painting, Shadow, Darlene Watson

Darlene Watson

Painting - 203.2 x 292.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 80 x 115 x 2 inch

£13,753

Photography, Dans la machine, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

£497 £447

Painting, Give Me five, Cosmos

Cosmos

Painting - 145 x 113 x 3 cm Painting - 57.1 x 44.5 x 1.2 inch

£4,247

Painting, NotWithstanding, Kris Haas

Kris Haas

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.8 inch

£776

Painting, Lavender, Marco Saporiti

Marco Saporiti

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

£226

Painting, Waves, Juliana Haggoo

Juliana Haggoo

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

£2,168

Painting, Stripes, Aloyzas Smilingis

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting - 81 x 60 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

£3,343

Fine Art Drawings, Gestures, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 55.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch

£542

Sculpture, Chrome 2, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Sculpture - 82 x 55 x 5 cm Sculpture - 32.3 x 21.7 x 2 inch

£2,241

Sculpture, Dépouillé, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Sculpture - 50 x 73 x 2 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

£506 £455

Painting, Mobile Cosmos, Jo Sada

Jo Sada

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

£99

Print, Oasis, Aloyzas Smilingis

Aloyzas Smilingis

Print - 130 x 100 x 2 cm Print - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£994

Painting, Sin título, Carmen Aztibia

Carmen Aztibia

Painting - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

£262

Sculpture, Green City, Marco Saporiti

Marco Saporiti

Sculpture - 62 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch

£244

Painting, High & Dry, Newel Hunter

Newel Hunter

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

£1,300

Painting, Other curves, Tic

Tic

Painting - 108 x 210 x 0.1 cm Painting - 42.5 x 82.7 x 0 inch

£885

Sculpture, Cooling, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Sculpture - 72 x 65 x 4 cm Sculpture - 28.3 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch

£1,897

Painting, Ps 23, John3seven

John3seven

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

£389

Print, Sans titre 88, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Print - 16 x 16 x 1 cm Print - 6.3 x 6.3 x 0.4 inch

£108

Fine Art Drawings, #11082022, Michael Verlangieri

Michael Verlangieri

Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 111.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 44 x 0.1 inch

£6,089

Painting, Devotion, Caroline Vis

Caroline Vis

Painting - 100 x 210 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 82.7 x 0.8 inch

£4,518

Painting, Rorschach, Bald

Bald

Painting - 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch

£994

Painting, Hide & seek II, Paulo Gnecco

Paulo Gnecco

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,147

Painting, TX5, Marcel Speet

TX5

Marcel Speet

Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

£610 £543

Painting, La plaza, Eusebio Lopez

Eusebio Lopez

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£687

Painting, YEN DHELL, Morko

Morko

Painting - 110 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

£922

Painting, Expansion, Eliana Sá

Eliana Sá

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

£1,175

Painting, Soulages, Rafael Sliks

Rafael Sliks

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

£5,873

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