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, High Water, Newel Hunter

Newel Hunter

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

€1,734

Painting, Heart-V, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

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

€600

Painting, Claim 132, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

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

€790

Painting, Winter, Juliana Haggoo

Juliana Haggoo

Painting . 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

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

€600

Painting, Reflection II, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

€450

Painting, A ma zone 2, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 40 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€420

Print, L2, Hans Hartung

L2

Hans Hartung

Print . 56 x 75.7 cm Print . 22 x 29.8 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Claim 128, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 70 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

€750

Painting, Summer time, Marco Saporiti

Marco Saporiti

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€250

Painting, Bestia-I, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

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

€750

Painting, Claim 11, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 81 x 71 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 28 x 0.8 inch

€790

Painting, Splash 45, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

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

€790

Painting, Outgoing Tide, Newel Hunter

Newel Hunter

Painting . 66 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 20 x 0.1 inch

€2,921

Painting, TX5, Marcel Speet

TX5

Marcel Speet

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

€675

Painting, Lazer Night, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

€690

Painting, Claim 86, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

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

€550

Painting, Fioritura, Marco Saporiti

Marco Saporiti

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

€250

Painting, N° 20.81 Oxygène, Isa-L

Isa-L

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

€5,500

Painting, Senorita, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

€320

Painting, Passage, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€378

Painting, Splash 46, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

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

€790

Painting, Splash 47, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

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

€790

Painting, Three forms, Filip Pavlik

Filip Pavlik

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

€1,490

Painting, catharsis, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

€700

Painting, Silencieuse, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

€650

Painting, Promenade, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

€700

Painting, Corail, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

€680

Painting, Attirance, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

€580

Painting, ADN privé, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

€590

Painting, Picsouland, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

€790

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