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, Cascades, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,201

Painting, Aqua 6, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,201

Painting, Today, Francesco Martini

Francesco Martini

Painting - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,468

Painting, Confrontation 3, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 95 x 199.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 37.4 x 78.7 x 1 inch

$1,250

Painting, Avatar, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 100.1 x 149.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59 x 1 inch

$1,650

Painting, Josephine, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

$391

Painting, Joyful Day, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,345

Painting, Translucide, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 40 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$3,425

Painting, Sparks, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

$6,007

Painting, Imagine!, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

$3,746

Painting, Silhi, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

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

$2,018

Painting, 0118.15, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 48 x 32 cm Painting - 18.9 x 12.6 inch

$1,838

Painting, Regatta 2, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 100 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,822

Painting, Today, Francesco Martini

Francesco Martini

Painting - 195 x 85 x 1 cm Painting - 76.8 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch

$3,058

Painting, Fusion Symphony, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$795

Painting, Aqua 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$978

Painting, Pastel Dreams 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$978

Painting, Rain 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$612

Painting, Ciao Cacao, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 58.5 x 79 x 0.4 cm Painting - 23 x 31.1 x 0.2 inch

$978

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

$978

Painting, Renouveau, Aude De Voc

Aude De Voc

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

$1,835

Painting, Martina, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 110 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,079

Painting, Steven, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,101

Painting, Splash 72, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

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

$1,578

Painting, LXXVII, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 50 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,089

Painting, Splash 51, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

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

$3,058

Painting, Splash 49, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

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

$3,058

Painting, Splash 38, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 140 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

$3,058

Painting, Claim 105, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 100 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch

$1,908

Painting, Suspension, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$978

Painting, Lazer Night, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$978

Painting, Lumière, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 120 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$6,727

Painting, Heart-V, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

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

$734

Painting, Jungle flowers 7, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 149.9 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$890

Painting, Etincelle, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$917

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