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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, Abstract 2534, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2534

Alex Senchenko

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

$2,118 $1,906

Painting, Abstract 2531, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2531

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 122 x 91 x 2 cm Painting - 48 x 35.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,836 $1,652

Painting, Abstract 2530, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2530

Alex Senchenko

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

$1,695 $1,525

Painting, Abstract 2524, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2524

Alex Senchenko

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

$2,118 $1,906

Painting, Lemonade, Gaëlle Wagner

Lemonade

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$844

Painting, Kilauea, Gaëlle Wagner

Kilauea

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

$844

Painting, Lola, Gaëlle Wagner

Lola

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$844

Painting, Un vent fort, Âme Sauvage

Un vent fort

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

$1,467

Painting, Fleurs d'amour, Âme Sauvage

Fleurs d'amour

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

$1,345

Painting, Street art, Âme Sauvage

Street art

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 73 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

$1,161

Painting, Profondeur, Âme Sauvage

Profondeur

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

$1,222

Painting, Graffitis, Âme Sauvage

Graffitis

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.9 inch

$1,161

Painting, Abstract 1269, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 1269

Alex Senchenko

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

$3,389 $3,050

Painting, Eternity, Nikolaos Schizas

Eternity

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,624

Painting, Artichoke, Gaëlle Wagner

Artichoke

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$1,210

Painting, Volver, Nikolaos Schizas

Volver

Nikolaos Schizas

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

$4,590

Painting, So easy, Nikolaos Schizas

So easy

Nikolaos Schizas

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

$3,319

Painting, New Born, Nikolaos Schizas

New Born

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,279

Painting, Naissance, Gaëlle Wagner

Naissance

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$2,200

Painting, Water dynamic, Âme Sauvage

Water dynamic

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

$1,222

Painting, Childhood, Gina Vor

Childhood

Gina Vor

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

$4,645

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