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, Happy life, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2.4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.9 inch

€359

Painting, Le sable chaud, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2.4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.9 inch

€350

Painting, Placebo, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€2,200

Painting, Joy factory!, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

€3,600

Painting, Male Female, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

Painting, In the end, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 77 x 57 x 2 cm Painting - 30.3 x 22.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Painting, New moon, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€3,800

Painting, No.8, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 195.1 x 240 x 2 cm Painting - 76.8 x 94.5 x 0.8 inch

€6,662

Painting, Queen, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

€2,300

Painting, Abstract 2519, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

€1,806 €1,625

Painting, Abstract 2518, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€1,806

Painting, Mer Agitée, Aude De Voc

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Dans Mon Jardin, Aude De Voc

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Orageux, Aude De Voc

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Katrina, Aude De Voc

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Le Corail, Aude De Voc

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Renouveau, Aude De Voc

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Kristina 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Yayoi, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Prussian Blue 16, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Impact 3, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Inversion, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 24 x 19 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch

€75

Painting, All I got, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€5,357

Painting, Sunny, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 180 x 300 x 0.1 cm Painting - 70.9 x 118.1 x 0 inch

€12,000

Painting, Dark Lord, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

€3,600

Painting, Vent du Nord, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 24 x 2.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.9 inch

€75

Painting, Blind, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 77 x 56 cm Painting - 30.3 x 22 inch

€4,936

Painting, Diagram, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

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

€3,251

Painting, L'observateur, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 35 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€225

Painting, Feu et glace, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€75

Painting, Pays gourmand, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 33 x 46 x 2.4 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.9 inch

€290

Painting, La boxeuse, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2.4 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.9 inch

€320

Painting, Mum, Gaëlle Wagner

Mum

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,500

Painting, Bang !, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€1,600

Painting, Indy, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

Painting, XO Crew, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

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