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, Romance, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Painting, Meadow 34, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

€1,580

Painting, Flowers 9, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

€1,450

Painting, Celebrity, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,350

Painting, Urban art, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

€900

Painting, Sphere 3, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 95 x 95 x 1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,600

Painting, Sdo IV, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

€450

Painting, Monotype-4, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

€490

Painting, Fleur d'Eté, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€580

Painting, Infini, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€580

Painting, Splash 64, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

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

€2,500

Painting, Claim 130, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€990

Painting, Claim 126, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 120 x 110 x 1.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 43.3 x 0.6 inch

€1,680

Painting, RE18, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 90 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch

€2,200

Painting, Elysium III, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

€1,380

Painting, Renaissance II, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

€1,180

Painting, Renaissance I, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

€1,380

Painting, Sans titre, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 50 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,000

Painting, Impermanence, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 95 x 75 cm Painting - 37.4 x 29.5 inch

€920

Painting, Star Travel, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 95 x 95 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 inch

€1,180

Painting, 1000 Years, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 95 x 95 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 inch

€1,160

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

€7,400

Painting, Peps, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,260

Painting, Composition (1), Antoni Amat

Antoni Amat

Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,700

Painting, Composition 2, Antoni Amat

Antoni Amat

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

€1,400

Painting, Scara, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,650

Painting, Kursa, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,650

Painting, Silma, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,650

Painting, Num-037, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Painting, Num-038, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Num-029, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Painting, Num-028, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Painting, Num-027, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Painting, Num-026, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Num-002, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€900

Painting, Num-016, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

€2,000

Painting, Windy, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 85 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,600

Painting, Spring glimmer, Nestor Toro

Nestor Toro

Painting - 88.9 x 55.9 x 1.3 cm Painting - 35 x 22 x 0.5 inch

€1,932

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