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, Old Magic, Newel Hunter

Newel Hunter

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$8,500

Painting, N1, Chrystele Ferron (Nasca)

N1

Chrystele Ferron (Nasca)

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,129

Painting, Métamorphose, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$3,667

Painting, Box 25.04, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

Painting - 24 x 24 x 3 cm Painting - 9.4 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch

$489

Painting, Dans la lune, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$574

Painting, Dénia, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$489

Painting, Tournage, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$367

Painting, Urban Street, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,100

Painting, Graff de rue, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,100

Painting, Mod' up, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,467

Painting, Second Opinion, Newel Hunter

Newel Hunter

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

$4,450

Painting, Box 2.10.21, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

Painting - 24 x 24 x 3 cm Painting - 9.4 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch

$489

Painting, Electronique, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$538

Print, Mohawks, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Print - 60 x 60 x 0.5 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,833

Painting, Quiétude, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$513

Fine Art Drawings, Droiture, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$342

Painting, Maturity, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$550

Painting, Num — 031, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.7 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.5 inch

$2,934

Painting, Num — 033, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.7 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.5 inch

$1,711

Painting, Wanted 1, Marco Saporiti

Marco Saporiti

Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

$342

Painting, La danseuse, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 25 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Sélena, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$367

Painting, Box 3.10.21, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

Painting - 24 x 24 x 3 cm Painting - 9.4 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch

$489

Painting, In Between, Caroline Vis

Caroline Vis

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,689 $2,420

Painting, La haine, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$489

Fine Art Drawings, Dutronc & Hardy, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$367