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, Gouttes d'eau, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

CHF 777

Painting, Landscape 1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

CHF 777

Painting, No rules, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

CHF 1,910

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

CHF 2,332

Painting, N° FRP0423BP3, Kyung-Ae Hur

Kyung-Ae Hur

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch

CHF 3,110

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

CHF 661

Painting, Frames, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

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

CHF 2,808

Painting, Enfant Soleil, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

CHF 777

Painting, The orange cube, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 94 x 94 x 2.5 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 1 inch

CHF 706

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

CHF 573

Painting, Lumenis 43, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

CHF 3,033

Sculpture, Art cat, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Sculpture - 20 x 7 x 9 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 2.8 x 3.5 inch

CHF 146

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

CHF 1,460

Painting, Dreams, Francesco Martini

Francesco Martini

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

CHF 729

Design, 2091 Pixels, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

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

CHF 5,734

Painting, N522, Michel Castanet (Mica)

Michel Castanet (Mica)

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch

CHF 661

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

CHF 777

Painting, Composition, Antoni Amat

Antoni Amat

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

CHF 1,263

Painting, Cabeza II, Pasturo

Pasturo

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

CHF 1,458

Painting, City 4, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

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

CHF 2,430

Fine Art Drawings, Promeneur du jour, Pasturo

Pasturo

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

CHF 486

Painting, Almaz, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

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

CHF 1,603

Painting, Give Me five, Cosmos

Cosmos

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

CHF 4,568

Painting, NotWithstanding, Kris Haas

Kris Haas

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

CHF 843

Painting, Lavender, Marco Saporiti

Marco Saporiti

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

CHF 243

Painting, Waves, Juliana Haggoo

Juliana Haggoo

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

CHF 2,332

Painting, Stripes, Aloyzas Smilingis

Aloyzas Smilingis

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

CHF 3,596

Painting, Shadow, Darlene Watson

Darlene Watson

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

CHF 14,943

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

CHF 583

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

CHF 2,332

Painting, Origine(s) n°1, Alice Maier

Alice Maier

Painting - 60 x 43 x 0.4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 16.9 x 0.2 inch

CHF 583

Sculpture, Chrome 2, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

CHF 2,410

Sculpture, Dépouillé, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

CHF 544

Print, Oasis, Aloyzas Smilingis

Aloyzas Smilingis

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

CHF 1,069

Painting, Sin título, Carmen Aztibia

Carmen Aztibia

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

CHF 282

Sculpture, Green City, Marco Saporiti

Marco Saporiti

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

CHF 262

Painting, Blue leaves, Tic

Tic

Painting - 150 x 210 x 0.1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 82.7 x 0 inch

CHF 1,409

Painting, High & Dry, Newel Hunter

Newel Hunter

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

CHF 1,412

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

CHF 107

Painting, Ps 23, John3seven

John3seven

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

CHF 418

Sculpture, Cooling, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

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

CHF 2,041

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

CHF 117

Painting, Splash, Mahabbeh Mowakket

Mahabbeh Mowakket

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

CHF 2,867

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

CHF 6,617

Print, Dragon Fly, Caroline Vis

Caroline Vis

Print - 30 x 40 x 0.03 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

CHF 437

Painting, Devotion, Caroline Vis

Caroline Vis

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

CHF 4,859 CHF 4,373

Painting, Rorschach, Bald

Bald

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

CHF 1,069

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

CHF 1,246

Painting, TX5, Marcel Speet

TX5

Marcel Speet

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

CHF 656

Painting, La plaza, Eusebio Lopez

Eusebio Lopez

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

CHF 739

Painting, YEN DHELL, Morko

Morko

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

CHF 991

Painting, Expansion, Eliana Sá

Eliana Sá

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

CHF 1,263

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