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, Rainbow, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$3,928 $3,535

Painting, Pink Soul, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$4,542

Fine Art Drawings, Meditation, 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

$737

Fine Art Drawings, Not There 1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$675

Fine Art Drawings, Cosmic Beasts, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 49.5 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$675

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

$737

Painting, Splashes 14, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$2,025

Painting, Wave, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,534

Painting, Fish, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,596

Painting, Japandi 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 108 x 78.5 x 2 cm Painting - 42.5 x 30.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,228

Painting, Doubts, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 100 x 80 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 inch

$3,432

Painting, Impact 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,841

Painting, Terra Cotta, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 95.5 x 95.5 x 2 cm Painting - 37.6 x 37.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,473

Painting, Japan, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 95 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,473

Painting, Blue And Red, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 95 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,473

Painting, Supernova No. 10, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 95 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,473

Painting, Space, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,841

Painting, Bleu I, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$737

Painting, Etincelle, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$921

Painting, Lumière, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 120 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$6,752

Painting, Persona YB2302, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

$1,716 $1,545

Painting, Sparks, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

$6,078

Painting, Motion, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 150 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0 inch

$7,437

Painting, Ordinary, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 150 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0 inch

$7,437

Painting, Fascination, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 195 x 195 x 3 cm Painting - 76.8 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch

$8,225

Painting, Big Box 35-B30, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

Painting - 33 x 33 x 3 cm Painting - 13 x 13 x 1.2 inch

$982

Painting, Lauda & Hunt, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 110 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$4,296

Painting, L'autre rive, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

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

$2,025 $1,884

Painting, The cold, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 200 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$982

Painting, Stripes, Aloyzas Smilingis

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting - 81 x 60 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$4,542

Painting, Big heart, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 114 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

$4,726

Painting, Heart-V, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 54 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$859

Painting, Heart-I, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 50 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$737

Painting, Playground, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$3,069

Painting, Miracle, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 200 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

$5,524

Painting, Hope, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,419

Painting, My autumn, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,542

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