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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, Regatta 2, Max Yaskin

Regatta 2

Max Yaskin

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

$1,816

Painting, Claim 107, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 107

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 90 x 130 x 1.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.6 inch

$1,901

Painting, Today, Francesco Martini

Today

Francesco Martini

Painting - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,462

Painting, Claim 90, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 90

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 130 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch

$2,851

Painting, Claim 9, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 9

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

$1,036

Painting, Alchemy 3, Max Yaskin

Alchemy 3

Max Yaskin

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

$1,925

Painting, Expression 12, Max Yaskin

Expression 12

Max Yaskin

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

$1,816

Painting, Fusion Symphony, H-Nguyen

Fusion Symphony

H-Nguyen

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$792

Painting, Sans titre 12, Arsène Odin

Sans titre 12

Arsène Odin

Painting - 120 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$975

Painting, Revolution 2, Max Yaskin

Revolution 2

Max Yaskin

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

$1,645

Painting, Pink Winter, Marta Zawadzka

Pink Winter

Marta Zawadzka

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

$2,803

Painting, Bois de feu, Âme Sauvage

Bois de feu

Âme Sauvage

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

$96

Painting, Janae, Christian Valentine

Janae

Christian Valentine

Painting - 91.4 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 12 x 2 inch

$700

Painting, Placebo, Gaëlle Wagner

Placebo

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$2,681

Painting, Male Female, Gaëlle Wagner

Male Female

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$4,752

Painting, Suspension, Muriel Deumie

Suspension

Muriel Deumie

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

$975

Painting, Lazer Night, Muriel Deumie

Lazer Night

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$975

Painting, Cabeza, Pasturo

Cabeza

Pasturo

Painting - 115 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,193

Painting, Jungle flowers 7, Max Yaskin

Jungle flowers 7

Max Yaskin

Painting - 149.9 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$890

Painting, Expression 13, Max Yaskin

Expression 13

Max Yaskin

Painting - 90 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,523

Painting, Disco flowers, Max Yaskin

Disco flowers

Max Yaskin

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

$1,767

Painting, Samurai, Max Yaskin

Samurai

Max Yaskin

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

$1,767

Painting, Lumiére, Muriel Deumie

Lumiére

Muriel Deumie

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

$682

Painting, Euphoria, Gina Vor

Euphoria

Gina Vor

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

$2,193

Painting, Passion, Gina Vor

Passion

Gina Vor

Painting - 120 x 104 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 40.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,437

Painting, Prussian Blue 17, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 17

Gina Vor

Painting - 86 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 33.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,193

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