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, 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, Playground, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$3,069

Fine Art Drawings, Spain, my love, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,105

Painting, Sun Ra, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,455

Painting, Stimulus 5, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$491

Painting, Stimulus 3, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$491

Painting, Stimulus 1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$491

Painting, Winter morning 2, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 95 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

$2,148 $1,933

Painting, Colors II, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$2,455

Painting, Aqua 4, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$491

Painting, Pink Loafers, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$491

Painting, Jungle flowers 7, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,093

Painting, Green Ballerinas, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$491

Painting, Red Stilettos, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$491

Painting, Yellow Shoes, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$491

Painting, Abstract No. 86, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29.5 x 23 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.6 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch

$184

Painting, Abstract No. 85, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29 x 18 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch

$184

Painting, Abstract No. 84, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 31 x 23 x 0.2 cm Painting - 12.2 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch

$184

Painting, Abstract No. 82, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 33 x 24 x 0.2 cm Painting - 13 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$184

Painting, Geometry 3, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 150 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,093

Painting, Confrontation 3, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,534

Painting, Avatar, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,780

Painting, City Lights, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 105 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$3,683

Painting, Caribéen, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,841

Painting, Lumiére, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$687

Painting, Sursis, Thomas Jeunet

Thomas Jeunet

Painting - 150 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

$1,841

Painting, Grande lignes, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 40 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$982 $884

Painting, Non-dit, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 90 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$982

Painting, La mare, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$687

Painting, Sunset, Aloyzas Smilingis

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting - 135 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

$9,207

Painting, Atelier, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 80 x 58 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch

$859

Painting, Peps, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,069

Painting, Vide Lumineux, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,228

Painting, Poésie, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,069

Painting, Eternité, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 120 x 39.5 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,105

Painting, Orange mix, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 80 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

$994

Painting, Narew, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$3,192

Painting, Sun, Marta Zawadzka

Sun

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,665

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