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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Fine Art Drawings, Enchanted Glade, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Painting, Landscape 1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Frames, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 56 x 38 cm Painting - 22 x 15 inch

€2,983

Painting, Dreams, Francesco Martini

Francesco Martini

Painting - 84 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 33.1 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€750

Sculpture, Love bear, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Sculpture - 21 x 7 x 11 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 2.8 x 4.3 inch

€280

Painting, Composition, Antoni Amat

Antoni Amat

Painting - 75 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 29.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,300

Painting, Give Me five, Cosmos

Cosmos

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

€4,700

Painting, NotWithstanding, Kris Haas

Kris Haas

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.8 inch

€896

Painting, Stripes, Aloyzas Smilingis

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting - 81 x 60 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€3,700

Painting, Origine(s) n°1, Alice Maier

Alice Maier

Painting - 60 x 43 x 0.4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 16.9 x 0.2 inch

€600

Painting, Mobile Cosmos, Jo Sada

Jo Sada

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€110

Painting, Sin título, Carmen Aztibia

Carmen Aztibia

Painting - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

€290

Sculpture, Cooling, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Sculpture - 72 x 65 x 4 cm Sculpture - 28.3 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch

€2,100

Painting, Hide & seek II, Paulo Gnecco

Paulo Gnecco

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,324

Painting, TX5, Marcel Speet

TX5

Marcel Speet

Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€675

Painting, Dive in Pi, VeraD

VeraD

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

€1,800

Painting, Street vibe, Allias

Allias

Painting - 91 x 49 x 3 cm Painting - 35.8 x 19.3 x 1.2 inch

€720

Painting, N° 21.30 Contraste, Isa-L

Isa-L

Painting - 127 x 67 x 3 cm Painting - 50 x 26.4 x 1.2 inch

€8,000

Painting, Abstract 2511, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,551 €1,396

Painting, Rêve nocturne, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2.4 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch

€650

Painting, Landscape 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Le roi perdu, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 81 x 60 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch

€680

Painting, Anja's dream, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 125 x 98 x 2 cm Painting - 49.2 x 38.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,800

Painting, Abstract 2433, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,790 €1,611

Painting, Garden Party, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€3,900

Painting, Stimulation, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€85

Painting, L'arbre vert, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

€300

Painting, Abstract 2545, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,790

Painting, Abstract 2532, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,790

Painting, Abstract 2525, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,790

Painting, Abstract 2360, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,551 €1,396

Painting, Shine, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,372

Painting, La graphiste, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 81 x 60 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch

€680

Painting, Les déesses, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 61 x 38 x 2.4 cm Painting - 24 x 15 x 0.9 inch

€400

Painting, La pianiste, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

€400

Painting, Abstract 2560, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,790 €1,611

Painting, Abstract 2559, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,790 €1,611

Painting, Abstract 2556, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,028

Painting, Abstract 2550, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,670 €1,503

Painting, Abstract 2548, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,670 €1,503

Painting, Abstract 2542, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,790

Painting, Abstract 2353, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,551 €1,396

Painting, Abstract 2368, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 91 x 61 x 1.5 cm Painting - 35.8 x 24 x 0.6 inch

€954 €859

Painting, Abstract 2273, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,551 €1,396