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, Flowers 9, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,769

Painting, Celebrity, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,647

Painting, Urban art, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,098

Painting, Sans titre, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

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

$1,220

Painting, Sdo IV, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$549

Painting, Monotype-4, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$598

Painting, Guna II, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 91.4 x 66 cm Painting - 36 x 26 inch

$3,863

Painting, Abstract No. 77, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29 x 20.2 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8 x 0.1 inch

$183

Painting, Abstract No. 78, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29 x 20.2 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8 x 0.1 inch

$183

Painting, Abstract No. 76, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29 x 20.2 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8 x 0.1 inch

$183

Painting, Abstract No. 75, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30.5 x 22.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 12 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch

$183

Painting, Abstract No. 73, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 32 x 26 x 0.2 cm Painting - 12.6 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch

$183

Painting, Abstract No. 69, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$183

Painting, Abstract No. 70, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 31.5 x 23.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 12.4 x 9.3 x 0.1 inch

$183

Painting, Abstract No. 71, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

$244

Painting, Abstract No. 68, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$183

Painting, Abstract No. 67, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29 x 20.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8.1 x 0.1 inch

$183

Painting, Abstract No. 67, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$183

Painting, Blue shadows, Juliana Haggoo

Juliana Haggoo

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

$2,928

Painting, The Wall, Juliana Haggoo

Juliana Haggoo

Painting - 100 x 100 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

$2,684

Sculpture, Ocean, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Sculpture - 90 x 50 x 7 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 19.7 x 2.8 inch

$3,404

Painting, The curve, Juliana Haggoo

Juliana Haggoo

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

$2,806

Painting, Infini, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$708

Painting, Elysium III, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,684

Painting, Renaissance II, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,440

Painting, Renaissance I, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,684

Painting, Impermanence, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,122

Painting, Star Travel, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,440

Painting, 1000 Years, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,415

Painting, Peps, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,537

Painting, Romance, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,708

Painting, Composition 2, Antoni Amat

Antoni Amat

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

$1,708

Painting, Scara, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

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

$2,013

Painting, Kursa, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

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

$2,013

Painting, Silma, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

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

$2,013

Painting, Charlie, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$2,684

Painting, Browns, Tiny de Bruin

Tiny de Bruin

Painting - 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,720

Painting, Tell me, Darlene Watson

Darlene Watson

Painting - 58.4 x 160 x 5.1 cm Painting - 23 x 63 x 2 inch

$3,377

Print, Madrid, Emilio Vedova

Emilio Vedova

Print - 70.5 x 50 cm Print - 27.8 x 19.7 inch

$1,098

Print, Libertad, Emilio Vedova

Emilio Vedova

Print - 70.5 x 50 cm Print - 27.8 x 19.7 inch

$1,830

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