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."

Read more
Fine Art Drawings, Where are you? 1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$182

Painting, Autumn Tree 6, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$2,118

Painting, La Boum, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,815

Painting, Incandescent, Bald

Bald

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$811

Painting, Météore, Bald

Bald

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

$1,634

Painting, L'indifférence, Molok

Molok

Painting - 131 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.6 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,357

Print, Ruptura, Emilio Vedova

Emilio Vedova

Print - 70.5 x 50 cm Print - 27.8 x 19.7 inch

Sold

Sculpture, To Apollo, Pasturo

Pasturo

Sculpture - 35 x 15 x 22 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 5.9 x 8.7 inch

Sold

Painting, Impact 4, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$968

Painting, Claim 128, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 70 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

$908

Painting, Claim 11, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 81 x 71 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 28 x 0.8 inch

$956

Painting, Fusion Symphony, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$787

Painting, Fly over, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$920

Painting, Coloration, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$4,236

Painting, Ti Sento, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 97 x 130 x 0.1 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch

$4,729

Painting, Delirium, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 130 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$4,381

Painting, Japandi 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 108 x 78.5 x 2 cm Painting - 42.5 x 30.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,210

Painting, Comédie, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$4,841

Painting, 0118.4, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 48 x 32 cm Painting - 18.9 x 12.6 inch

$1,808

Painting, 0118.3, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 48 x 32 cm Painting - 18.9 x 12.6 inch

$1,808

Painting, 0118.2, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 48 x 32 cm Painting - 18.9 x 12.6 inch

$1,808

Painting, 0118.14, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 48 x 32 cm Painting - 18.9 x 12.6 inch

$1,808

Painting, 0118.13, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 48 x 32 x 0.1 cm Painting - 18.9 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$1,808

Painting, 0218-11, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 48 x 32 cm Painting - 18.9 x 12.6 inch

$1,808

Painting, 0218-10, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 48 x 32 cm Painting - 18.9 x 12.6 inch

$1,808

Painting, 0118.6, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 48 x 32 cm Painting - 18.9 x 12.6 inch

$1,808

Painting, 0118.5, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 48 x 32 cm Painting - 18.9 x 12.6 inch

$1,808

Painting, Street art, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,815

Painting, Architecture, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$2,360

Painting, Le chat rose, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$108

Painting, Hope, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$968

Painting, Greens 2, Tiny de Bruin

Tiny de Bruin

Painting - 60 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,150

Painting, Hana, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

$7,580

Painting, Bois de feu, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$96

12/76