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, Baby, Christian Valentine

Baby

Christian Valentine

Painting - 50.8 x 25.4 x 2 cm Painting - 20 x 10 x 0.8 inch

€278

Painting, Rest Stop, Newel Hunter

Rest Stop

Newel Hunter

Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 0.8 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 0.3 inch

€1,762

Painting, Virages, Aloyzas Smilingis

Virages

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting - 58 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting - 22.8 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,300

Painting, Summer day 2, Max Yaskin

Summer day 2

Max Yaskin

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

€1,250

Painting, Fate, Christian Valentine

Fate

Christian Valentine

Painting - 50.8 x 25.4 x 2 cm Painting - 20 x 10 x 0.8 inch

€213

Painting, Plumb, Christian Valentine

Plumb

Christian Valentine

Painting - 35.6 x 27.9 x 2 cm Painting - 14 x 11 x 0.8 inch

€185

Painting, Clues, Christian Valentine

Clues

Christian Valentine

Painting - 35.6 x 27.9 x 2 cm Painting - 14 x 11 x 0.8 inch

€185

Painting, Elysium IV, H-Nguyen

Elysium IV

H-Nguyen

Painting - 73 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,580

Painting, Melody blue, H-Nguyen

Melody blue

H-Nguyen

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

€1,480

Painting, Whispers, H-Nguyen

Whispers

H-Nguyen

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

€1,580

Painting, Elysium II, H-Nguyen

Elysium II

H-Nguyen

Painting - 95 x 95 x 3 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,680

Painting, Elysium I, H-Nguyen

Elysium I

H-Nguyen

Painting - 75 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,580

Painting, Nymphéas, Damien Berrard

Nymphéas

Damien Berrard

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.7 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.5 inch

€3,000

Painting, Lunar dream, Marta Zawadzka

Lunar dream

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 130 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

€5,000

Painting, Elysium III, H-Nguyen

Elysium III

H-Nguyen

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

€1,380

Painting, Renaissance II, H-Nguyen

Renaissance II

H-Nguyen

Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,180

Painting, Renaissance I, H-Nguyen

Renaissance I

H-Nguyen

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

€1,380

Painting, Fire echoes 2, Nestor Toro

Fire echoes 2

Nestor Toro

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,346

Painting, Seal 2, Jo Sada

Seal 2

Jo Sada

Painting - 20 x 20.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 8 x 0.1 inch

€89

Painting, Seal 1, Jo Sada

Seal 1

Jo Sada

Painting - 20 x 28.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.2 x 0.1 inch

€89

Painting, Automated, Newel Hunter

Automated

Newel Hunter

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,577

Painting, High Water, Newel Hunter

High Water

Newel Hunter

Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 0.8 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 0.3 inch

€1,762

Painting, Late Shift, Newel Hunter

Late Shift

Newel Hunter

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

€4,127

Painting, Ascent, Newel Hunter

Ascent

Newel Hunter

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€4,127

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