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, Atelier, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 80 x 58 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch

€700

Painting, Laurax, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,200 €960

Painting, Jeudi, Pasturo

Pasturo

Painting - 120 x 85 x 25 cm Painting - 47.2 x 33.5 x 9.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Motion, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€6,263

Painting, Ordinary, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€6,263

Painting, Ray, Nikolaos Schizas

Ray

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 130 x 160 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63 x 0 inch

€6,324

Painting, Lava, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

€3,000

Painting, Gratitude, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch

€5,300

Painting, Portrait, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 41 x 33 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.2 inch

€1,000 €900

Painting, Blue, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

€1,800

Painting, Sunny Stroll, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 100 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Fine Art Drawings, Meditation, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 55.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€600

Fine Art Drawings, Not there 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€550

Fine Art Drawings, Not There 1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€550

Fine Art Drawings, Cosmic Beasts, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 49.5 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€550

Print, King, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Print - 71 x 61 cm Print - 28 x 24 inch

€650

Painting, Screens, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 cm Painting - 22 x 30 inch

€3,734

Painting, Scaffold, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 cm Painting - 22 x 30 inch

€3,734

Painting, Porch, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 cm Painting - 22 x 30 inch

€3,734

Painting, Trapeze, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

€3,734

Painting, Spheres, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

€3,734

Painting, Slide, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

€3,734

Painting, Bridge, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

€3,734

Painting, Impact 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

€1,500

Painting, Terra Cotta, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 95.5 x 95.5 x 2 cm Painting - 37.6 x 37.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Japan, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 95 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Blue And Red, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 95 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Supernova No. 10, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 95 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Looking Blue, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Space, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

€1,500

Painting, Brûle, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 200 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€10,000

Painting, Fascination, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 195 x 195 x 3 cm Painting - 76.8 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch

€6,700

Painting, Happy Street, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 200 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€6,900

Painting, Maria, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 200 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€6,500

Painting, Mix, Max Yaskin

Mix

Max Yaskin

Painting - 90 x 155 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 61 x 0.4 inch

€750

Painting, Geometry 2, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 90 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€650

Painting, Vers le bleu, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€540

Painting, City, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

€690

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