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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Up the Creek

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Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 1.8 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.7 inch

$4,000

Painting, Full Tilt, Newel Hunter

Full Tilt

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Painting - 121.9 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 60 x 1.5 inch

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Painting, Happy Hour, Newel Hunter

Happy Hour

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Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$7,800

Painting, Gypsy Soul, Newel Hunter

Gypsy Soul

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Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$7,850

Painting, Dreamliner, Newel Hunter

Dreamliner

Newel Hunter

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$6,850

Painting, Exit, Newel Hunter

Exit

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Painting - 139.7 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 55 x 45 x 0.1 inch

$7,650

Painting, Mainliner, Newel Hunter

Mainliner

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Painting - 91.4 x 218.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 36 x 86 x 0.1 inch

$9,250

Painting, Full Throttle, Newel Hunter

Full Throttle

Newel Hunter

Painting - 114.3 x 139.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 45 x 55 x 0.1 inch

$7,750

Painting, Fast Times, Newel Hunter

Fast Times

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Painting - 114.3 x 139.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 45 x 55 x 0.1 inch

$7,750

Painting, Heading Home, Newel Hunter

Heading Home

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Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$6,850

Painting, Inquiry,, Newel Hunter

Inquiry,

Newel Hunter

Painting - 88.9 x 144.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35 x 57 x 0.1 inch

$7,250

Painting, Black Tie, Newel Hunter

Black Tie

Newel Hunter

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$7,200

Painting, Balancing Act, Newel Hunter

Balancing Act

Newel Hunter

Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$7,950

Painting, Heavy Lifter, Newel Hunter

Heavy Lifter

Newel Hunter

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$7,200

Painting, Scooter, Newel Hunter

Scooter

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Painting - 109.2 x 147.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 43 x 58 x 0.1 inch

$7,650

Painting, Give and Take, Newel Hunter

Give and Take

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Painting - 121.9 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 60 x 1.5 inch

$7,900

Painting, Drifters, Newel Hunter

Drifters

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Painting - 165.1 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 65 x 32 x 0.1 inch

$7,700

Painting, 1000 Journeys, Newel Hunter

1000 Journeys

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Painting - 111.8 x 167.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 44 x 66 x 0.1 inch

$11,000

Painting, Pursuit, Newel Hunter

Pursuit

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Painting - 111.8 x 167.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 44 x 66 x 0.1 inch

$11,000

Painting, Possessed, Newel Hunter

Possessed

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Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$5,700

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