Gestural abstraction
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White is golden is golden is white
Tiny de Bruin
Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$5,372
Golden brown with golden white
Tiny de Bruin
Painting - 70 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$3,110
There’s a place in my heart
Tiny de Bruin
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$5,372
Landscape in blue
Tiny de Bruin
Painting - 80 x 178 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 70.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,488 $1,990
I love you so much
Tiny de Bruin
Painting - 80 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,110
Where is the ocean 2
Tiny de Bruin
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,771
Tranquillizers, embrace nature in earthly colors
Tiny de Bruin
Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$5,598
The essence of life on mars
Filip Pavlik
Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,393
Scandal. Collection « Mirror, Mirror »
Sandra Szaja
Painting - 88 x 68 x 3.5 cm Painting - 34.6 x 26.8 x 1.4 inch
$5,654
Specific moment of morning
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 125 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting - 49.2 x 80.7 x 0 inch
$3,902
Embracing the Moment
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 155 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting - 61 x 43.3 x 0 inch
$2,771
Eternal symphony of love
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 100 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 80.7 x 0 inch
$3,336
The sea remembers (Bi?n nh?)
H-Nguyen
Painting - 75 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,556
Summer tenderness
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 115 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting - 45.3 x 78.7 x 0 inch
$5,089
Perfect summer day
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 115 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting - 45.3 x 78.7 x 0 inch
$5,089
Recovery of the weary spirit
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 120 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 80.7 x 0 inch
$4,297
Super special offer - 30% - The best day
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 110 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 78.7 x 0 inch
$2,612
Dreamscape - Two Tone Painting
Daniela Pasqualini
Painting - 121.9 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 60 x 1 inch
$5,800
I Can't Breathe II
Benjamin Vitrol Vautier Alvarez
Painting - 21.3 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.4 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$112
Happiness is indigenous
Benjamin Vitrol Vautier Alvarez
Painting - 29.5 x 21 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch
$112
Disparition dans le Vide
Jérémie Rebourgeard
Painting - 46 x 61 x 0.1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 0 inch
$124
Via Crucis II
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
$31,621
Via Crucis IV
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
$31,621
Via Crucis VII
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
$31,621
La vague IV
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$60,006
La vague VII
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$41,961
Show must go on VI
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 40 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
$18,936
Show must go on VII
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 50 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch
$24,954
Show must go on IV
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 40 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
$18,936
Show must go on VIII
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 50 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch
$24,954
Résilience BW V
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$60,006
Résilience BW II
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$48,002
Résilience BW IV
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 80 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$37,773
Résilience BW I
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 100 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 63 x 0.8 inch
$63,701
Levons l'ancre I
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$40,558
Levons l'ancre XII
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 160 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$63,701
Levons l'ancre IV
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 130 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$48,002
Levons l'ancre V
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$48,002
Jugement de Paris IX
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$49,078
Jugement de Paris VII
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 140 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$41,258
Jugement de Paris VI
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 140 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$41,258
Jugement de Paris VIII
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 140 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$41,258
Invitation au voyage XXVI
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 70 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$41,258
Invitation au voyage XXIII
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$60,006
Invitation au voyage XX
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$29,903
Invitation au voyage XXII
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$29,903
Droites II / XI
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 100 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$56,337
Droites II / IV
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$35,361
Droites II / VI
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 110 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$37,773
Droites II / IX
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$48,002
Droites I / III
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$35,361
Droites I / V
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$56,337
Droites I / XI
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 100 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$49,586
Droites I / XII
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 80 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$37,773
Out of body experience V
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$41,961
De profundis II
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$60,006
La Cathédrale Bleue II
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$60,006
Le Rocher III
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 130 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$29,939
CERCLES II / XI
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 80 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$37,773
Cercles II / XII
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 100 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$52,692
Cercles II / VI
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$56,337
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."