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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, Puzzle 4, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$485

Painting, Stimulus 5, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$485

Painting, Sans titre 12, Arsène Odin

Arsène Odin

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

$971

Painting, Claim 144, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

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

$910

Painting, Claim 135, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$959

Painting, Parfum, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$728

Painting, Abondance, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$340

Painting, Berge bleue, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$340

Painting, Dreams, Francesco Martini

Francesco Martini

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

$910 $819

Painting, Portrait, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 41 x 33 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.2 inch

$1,821 $1,639

Painting, Blue, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$2,185

Painting, A greener grass, Nestor Toro

Nestor Toro

Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.8 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.7 inch

$1,030

Painting, Green garden, Nestor Toro

Nestor Toro

Painting - 71.1 x 55.9 x 1.8 cm Painting - 28 x 22 x 0.7 inch

$2,175

Painting, In the city, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 40 x 120 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$1,311

Painting, Hot times, Newel Hunter

Newel Hunter

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch

$1,800

Painting, Trio, Newel Hunter

Newel Hunter

Painting - 59.7 x 45.7 x 0.8 cm Painting - 23.5 x 18 x 0.3 inch

$2,550

Painting, Petite Lueur, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$546

Painting, Brûle, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

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

$12,137

Painting, Suspension, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$971

Painting, Lazer Night, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$971

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

$8,982

Painting, Supernova 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$182

Painting, Black Art 1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$182

Painting, En coulisse, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$522

Painting, Heart-V, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 65 x 91 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 35.8 x 0 inch

$728 $655

Painting, Etincelle, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$910

Painting, Hope, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$4,369

Print, Madrid, Emilio Vedova

Emilio Vedova

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

$1,092

Print, Libertad, Emilio Vedova

Emilio Vedova

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

$1,821

Painting, Untitled 1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$364

Painting, Untitled 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$364

Painting, Sign No 45, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 38 x 28 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$243

Painting, Abstract No 60, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

$243

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