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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, Nuit froide, Âme Sauvage

Nuit froide

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$208

Painting, Le roi perdu, Âme Sauvage

Le roi perdu

Âme Sauvage

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

$786

Painting, Kilauea, Gaëlle Wagner

Kilauea

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$798

Painting, BG01D, Gaëlle Wagner

BG01D

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$2,254

Painting, Art water, Âme Sauvage

Art water

Âme Sauvage

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

$1,387

Painting, Avalanche, Âme Sauvage

Avalanche

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

$1,271

Painting, Profondeur, Âme Sauvage

Profondeur

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

$1,156

Painting, Childhood, Gina Vor

Childhood

Gina Vor

Painting - 160 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,392

Painting, Lemonade, Gaëlle Wagner

Lemonade

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$798

Painting, Lola, Gaëlle Wagner

Lola

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$798

Painting, Kristina 2, Gina Vor

Kristina 2

Gina Vor

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

$925

Painting, Impact 4, Gina Vor

Impact 4

Gina Vor

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

$925

Painting, Water dynamic, Âme Sauvage

Water dynamic

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

$1,156 $1,040

Painting, XO Crew 21, Gaëlle Wagner

XO Crew 21

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$2,254

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