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, Happy life, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2.4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.9 inch

$439

Painting, Placebo, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,687

Painting, Joy factory!, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$4,398

Painting, Male Female, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,764

Painting, New moon, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$4,642

Painting, No.8, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 195.1 x 240 x 2 cm Painting - 76.8 x 94.5 x 0.8 inch

$7,500

Painting, Queen, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$2,810

Painting, Abstract 2519, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

$2,118 $1,906

Painting, Mer Agitée, Aude De Voc

Aude De Voc

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

$1,832

Painting, Dans Mon Jardin, Aude De Voc

Aude De Voc

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

$1,832

Painting, Orageux, Aude De Voc

Aude De Voc

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

$1,832

Painting, Katrina, Aude De Voc

Aude De Voc

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

$1,832

Painting, Le Corail, Aude De Voc

Aude De Voc

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

$1,832

Painting, Renouveau, Aude De Voc

Aude De Voc

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

$1,832

Painting, Kristina 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$977

Painting, Yayoi, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$977

Painting, Prussian Blue 16, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$977

Painting, Impact 3, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$977

Painting, Inversion, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 24 x 19 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch

$92

Painting, All I got, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 130 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$6,282

Painting, Sunny, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 180 x 300 x 0.1 cm Painting - 70.9 x 118.1 x 0 inch

$14,659

Painting, Dark Lord, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$4,398

Painting, Vent du Nord, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 24 x 2.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.9 inch

$92

Painting, Blind, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 77 x 56 cm Painting - 30.3 x 22 inch

$5,788

Painting, Diagram, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

$3,812

Painting, L'observateur, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 35 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$275

Painting, Feu et glace, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$92

Painting, Pays gourmand, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 33 x 46 x 2.4 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.9 inch

$354

Painting, La boxeuse, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2.4 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.9 inch

$391

Painting, Mum, Gaëlle Wagner

Mum

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,275

Painting, Bang !, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$1,954

Painting, Indy, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,764

Painting, XO Crew, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,764

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