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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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Fine Art Drawings, Not there 2, Gina Vor

Not there 2

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€550

Painting, Kristina 2, Gina Vor

Kristina 2

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Méli-Mélo, Âme Sauvage

Méli-Mélo

Âme Sauvage

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

€55

Fine Art Drawings, Meditation, Gina Vor

Meditation

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

Fine Art Drawings, Gestures, Gina Vor

Gestures

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, Black Circle, Eric Robin

Black Circle

Eric Robin

Painting - 119 x 119 x 5 cm Painting - 46.9 x 46.9 x 2 inch

€8,500

Painting, Abstract No. 75, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 75

Gina Vor

Painting - 30.5 x 22.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 12 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch

€150

Painting, Savage, Marta Zawadzka

Savage

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,300

Painting, Because More, Kris Haas

Because More

Kris Haas

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,412

Painting, Drips 7, Max Yaskin

Drips 7

Max Yaskin

Painting - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,100

Painting, New day new Me, H-Nguyen

New day new Me

H-Nguyen

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

€1,090

Painting, Bygone Era, Kris Haas

Bygone Era

Kris Haas

Painting - 121.9 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 30 x 1 inch

€3,322

Painting, Travelers, Newel Hunter

Travelers

Newel Hunter

Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 1.5 inch

€1,638

Painting, Trio, Newel Hunter

Trio

Newel Hunter

Painting - 59.7 x 45.7 x 0.8 cm Painting - 23.5 x 18 x 0.3 inch

€2,321

Painting, Composition 2, Antoni Amat

Composition 2

Antoni Amat

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Print, Spring, Aloyzas Smilingis

Spring

Aloyzas Smilingis

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

€1,000

Fine Art Drawings, Line 6, Gina Vor

Line 6

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch

€100