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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, Terracota, Aude De Voc

Terracota

Aude De Voc

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

$1,834

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

$978

Painting, Primavera, Nikolaos Schizas

Primavera

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 150 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0 inch

$7,485

Painting, Flashdance, Gaëlle Wagner

Flashdance

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

$3,240

Painting, Emerge, Gaëlle Wagner

Emerge

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,178

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

$2,384

Painting, Sky symphony 2, H-Nguyen

Sky symphony 2

H-Nguyen

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

$831

Painting, Magellan, Gaëlle Wagner

Magellan

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$1,589

Painting, Red hot, Gaëlle Wagner

Red hot

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$1,467

Painting, Brooklyn, Gaëlle Wagner

Brooklyn

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$1,467

Painting, Dodgem Car, Gaëlle Wagner

Dodgem Car

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,956

Painting, Carnaval, Gaëlle Wagner

Carnaval

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 140 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 55.1 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

$2,323

Painting, Prophecy, Nikolaos Schizas

Prophecy

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 116 x 89 x 0.1 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0 inch

$4,237

Painting, Blessings, Nikolaos Schizas

Blessings

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$3,248

Painting, Timeless, Nikolaos Schizas

Timeless

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$3,248

Painting, Esa Noche, Nikolaos Schizas

Esa Noche

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 146 x 114 x 0.1 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0 inch

$5,719

Painting, La tierra, Nikolaos Schizas

La tierra

Nikolaos Schizas

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

$4,590

Painting, Doubts, Nikolaos Schizas

Doubts

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 146 x 114 x 0.1 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0 inch

$5,437

Painting, Ambiguity, Nikolaos Schizas

Ambiguity

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

$3,460

Painting, Casse-tête, Âme Sauvage

Casse-tête

Âme Sauvage

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

$92

Painting, Happy life, Âme Sauvage

Happy life

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2.4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.9 inch

$439

Painting, Placebo, Gaëlle Wagner

Placebo

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$2,689

Painting, Joy factory!, Marta Zawadzka

Joy factory!

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 130 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,401

Painting, Male Female, Gaëlle Wagner

Male Female

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,768

Painting, New moon, Nikolaos Schizas

New moon

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$4,645

Painting, No.8, Marta Zawadzka

No.8

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 195.1 x 240 x 2 cm Painting - 76.8 x 94.5 x 0.8 inch

$7,500

Painting, Queen, Marta Zawadzka

Queen

Marta Zawadzka

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

$2,812

Painting, Abstract 2519, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2519

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

$2,118 $1,906

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