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, Elements n°16, Alice Maier

Alice Maier

Painting - 173 x 103 x 0.5 cm Painting - 68.1 x 40.6 x 0.2 inch

€990

Painting, Rien dans la tête, Cosmos

Cosmos

Painting - 145 x 113 x 3 cm Painting - 57.1 x 44.5 x 1.2 inch

€4,700

Painting, Galaxie, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€550

Fine Art Drawings, Chute libre 6, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 39.5 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 15.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,400

Painting, Courage, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

€3,950

Painting, Bioma, Rafael Sliks

Rafael Sliks

Painting - 141 x 131 x 3 cm Painting - 55.5 x 51.6 x 1.2 inch

€12,000

Painting, Inner, Rafael Sliks

Rafael Sliks

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

€11,000

Painting, Samsara, Rafael Sliks

Rafael Sliks

Painting - 170 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 66.9 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

€15,470

Painting, Mtume, Rafael Sliks

Rafael Sliks

Painting - 175 x 145 x 3 cm Painting - 68.9 x 57.1 x 1.2 inch

€15,470

Painting, Inmost, Rafael Sliks

Rafael Sliks

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

€11,700

Painting, Chinoise rit, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 90 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€790

Painting, Above & Beyond, Newel Hunter

Newel Hunter

Painting - 172.7 x 147.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 68 x 58 x 0.1 inch

€12,226

Painting, Chat, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€5,000

Painting, Kaléïdoscope, Tic

Tic

Painting - 210 x 120 x 0.1 cm Painting - 82.7 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,850

Painting, Fleur d'Eté, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€580

Painting, Tony Bennett, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 130 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

€4,800

Painting, Volcanique, Bald

Bald

Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,850

Painting, Japon Times, Bald

Bald

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

€2,400

Painting, Safire, Rafael Sliks

Rafael Sliks

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€7,800

Painting, Mist, Rafael Sliks

Rafael Sliks

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€7,500

Painting, Sillage, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 81 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€420

Painting, Big eyes, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 160 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€4,150

Painting, Abstract art, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 80 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€320

Painting, Up the Creek, Nestor Toro

Nestor Toro

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

€3,557

Painting, Soft & Slow, Newel Hunter

Newel Hunter

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch

€4,712

Painting, Outgoing Tide, Newel Hunter

Newel Hunter

Painting - 66 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 20 x 0.1 inch

€2,845

Painting, Elements n°15, Alice Maier

Alice Maier

Painting - 145 x 104 x 0.5 cm Painting - 57.1 x 40.9 x 0.2 inch

€890

Painting, coquetterie, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 80 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€450

Painting, Gromosaint, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 73 x 63 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 24.8 x 1.2 inch

€350

Print, Brasilia, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Print - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€300

Painting, Entre Deux, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€310 €279

Painting, Red Power, Caroline Vis

Caroline Vis

Painting - 170 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 66.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€7,000 €5,950

Painting, Clara Berry, Rafael Sliks

Rafael Sliks

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Fine Art Drawings, Vision 3, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Vision 1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Brain Power 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Brain Power, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€150

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