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, Abstract No. 68, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$183

Painting, Drips 12, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,161

Painting, Abstract No. 67, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29 x 20.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8.1 x 0.1 inch

$183

Painting, Abstract No. 67, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$183

Painting, Elégance, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,589 $1,383

Painting, Chaos 2, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,528

Painting, Romance, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$1,711

Painting, Blue Meadow, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$2,017

Painting, Meadow 34, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,931

Painting, Flowers 9, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,773

Painting, Celebrity, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,650

Painting, Urban art, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,100

Painting, Sphere 3, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,956

Painting, Sdo IV, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 70 x 50 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$550

Painting, Monotype-4, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$599

Painting, No Plans For Love, Cosmos

Cosmos

Painting - 146 x 114 x 3.5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.4 inch

$9,046

Painting, Eagles, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 120 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

$6,724

Painting, Infini, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$709

Painting, Splash 64, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

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

$3,056

Painting, Claim 130, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,210

Painting, Claim 126, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 120 x 110 x 1.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 43.3 x 0.6 inch

$2,054

Painting, RE18, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 90 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch

$2,689

Painting, Elysium III, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,687

Painting, Renaissance II, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,443

Painting, Renaissance I, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,687

Painting, Sans titre, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 50 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,222

Painting, Impermanence, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 95 x 75 cm Painting - 37.4 x 29.5 inch

$1,125

Painting, Star Travel, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 95 x 95 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 inch

$1,443

Painting, 1000 Years, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 95 x 95 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 inch

$1,418

Painting, Guna II, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 91.4 x 66 cm Painting - 36 x 26 inch

$3,884

Painting, Peps, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,540

Painting, Romance, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$1,711

Painting, Composition 2, Antoni Amat

Antoni Amat

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,711

Painting, Lunar dream, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$6,112

Painting, Rainbow hair, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$5,868

Painting, Scara, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,017

Painting, Kursa, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,017

Painting, Silma, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,017

Painting, Num-037, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,934

Painting, Num-038, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,445

Painting, Num-029, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,323

Painting, Num-028, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,323

Painting, Num-027, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,323

Painting, Num-026, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,445

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