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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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Painting, Abstract 2359, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2359

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,055

Painting, Abstract 2341, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2341

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€2,297

Painting, Abstract 2302, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2302

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,297

Painting, 0118.4, Tracey Adams

0118.4

Tracey Adams

Painting . 48 x 32 cm Painting . 18.9 x 12.6 inch

€1,572

Painting, Echo bloom, Nikolaos Schizas

Echo bloom

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 114 x 146 x 1 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.4 inch

€5,441

Painting, Memento, Nikolaos Schizas

Memento

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 120 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€4,594

Painting, Razor claws, Tiny de Bruin

Razor claws

Tiny de Bruin

Painting . 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,310 €1,048

Painting, Prophecy, Nikolaos Schizas

Prophecy

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 116 x 89 x 0.1 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0 inch

€3,627

Painting, Feeling flow, Juliana Haggoo

Feeling flow

Juliana Haggoo

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

€2,200

Painting, Scaffold, Laura Newman

Scaffold

Laura Newman

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

€3,748

Painting, Joy factory!, Marta Zawadzka

Joy factory!

Marta Zawadzka

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

€5,500

Painting, Ava, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Ava

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Painting . 21 x 14.8 x 0.5 cm Painting . 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.2 inch

€120 €114

Painting, Keltic 2, Max Yaskin

Keltic 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,380

Painting, Blessings, Nikolaos Schizas

Blessings

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,781

Painting, Timeless, Nikolaos Schizas

Timeless

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,781

Painting, Grand bateau, Âme Sauvage

Grand bateau

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2.4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch

€600

Painting, #43, Tic

#43

Tic

Painting . 110 x 210 x 0.1 cm Painting . 43.3 x 82.7 x 0 inch

€950

Print, Sans titre 89, Yichao Sun

Sans titre 89

Yichao Sun

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

€120

Painting, Ombres, Âme Sauvage

Ombres

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 40 x 40 x 2.4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.9 inch

€320

Painting, Worries, Nikolaos Schizas

Worries

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 130 x 97 x 5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 2 inch

€6,468

Painting, Next to you, Nikolaos Schizas

Next to you

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 120 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€4,594

Painting, Landscape 1, Gina Vor

Landscape 1

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Claim 158, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 158

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 110 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Eclosion, Âme Sauvage

Eclosion

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2.4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch

€600

Painting, Porch, Laura Newman

Porch

Laura Newman

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

€3,748

Painting, Mâyâ, Tic

Mâyâ

Tic

Painting . 210 x 160 x 0.1 cm Painting . 82.7 x 63 x 0 inch

€1,950

Painting, 0118.3, Tracey Adams

0118.3

Tracey Adams

Painting . 48 x 32 cm Painting . 18.9 x 12.6 inch

€1,572

Fine Art Drawings, Porque ?, Nikolaos Schizas

Porque ?

Nikolaos Schizas

Fine Art Drawings . 77 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.3 x 22.4 x 0 inch

€690

Painting, Love 5, Isabelle Pelletane

Love 5

Isabelle Pelletane

Painting . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€750

Painting, Morning Rain, Marta Zawadzka

Morning Rain

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Fine Art Drawings, Panselinos, Nikolaos Schizas

Panselinos

Nikolaos Schizas

Fine Art Drawings . 77 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.3 x 22.4 x 0 inch

€690

Painting, Electro, Âme Sauvage

Electro

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.9 inch

€150

Painting, All I got, Nikolaos Schizas

All I got

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€5,380

Painting, Esa Noche, Nikolaos Schizas

Esa Noche

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 146 x 114 x 0.1 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 0 inch

€4,897

Painting, Liquide, Âme Sauvage

Liquide

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 65 x 92 x 2.4 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.9 inch

€750 €675

Painting, Shambala 2, Max Yaskin

Shambala 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€2,150

Print, Minor, Antoni Tapies

Minor

Antoni Tapies

Print . 40 x 56 cm Print . 15.7 x 22 inch

€2,450

Print, Cordill, Antoni Tapies

Cordill

Antoni Tapies

Print . 78 x 60 cm Print . 30.7 x 23.6 inch

€5,500

Fine Art Drawings, Danse, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Danse

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€500

Painting, Floating Light, Yichao Sun

Floating Light

Yichao Sun

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

€2,800

Painting, Passion, Gina Vor

Passion

Gina Vor

Painting . 120 x 104 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 40.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Slide, Laura Newman

Slide

Laura Newman

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

€3,748

Painting, 0118.2, Tracey Adams

0118.2

Tracey Adams

Painting . 48 x 32 cm Painting . 18.9 x 12.6 inch

€1,572

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