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, Style flash, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2.4 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.9 inch

$381

Painting, Imagine!, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

$3,645

Painting, Delirium, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 130 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$4,333

Painting, Janae, Christian Valentine

Christian Valentine

Painting - 91.4 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 12 x 2 inch

$700

Painting, Silhi, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

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

$1,963 $1,806

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

$952

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

$952

Painting, Supernova No. 9, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$952

Painting, Rain 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$595

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

$952

Painting, 0118.15, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

$1,788

Painting, 0218-11, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

$1,788

Painting, Énergies, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 65 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 1 inch

$1,785

Painting, Soho, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 40 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,379

Painting, Mindnomind 03, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 75 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,856

Painting, Monocrom 01, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$2,213

Painting, Flashdance, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$3,153

Painting, Emerge, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$3,093

Painting, Blue shadows, Juliana Haggoo

Juliana Haggoo

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

$2,855

Painting, L'île sainte, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 31 x 41 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.2 x 16.1 x 0 inch

$101

Painting, Miles Davis, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$833

Painting, Expression 13, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,487

Painting, Disco flowers, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,725

Painting, Samurai, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,725

Painting, Winter Meadow 2, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,892

Painting, Heart 5, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 130 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,011

Painting, Mer et sable, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$178

Painting, Red hot, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$1,428

Painting, Brooklyn, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$1,428

Painting, Carnaval, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$2,261

Painting, Paysage pur, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$101

Painting, Apparition, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$101

Painting, Méli-Mélo, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$65

Painting, Splash 46, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

$702

Painting, Cabeza, Pasturo

Pasturo

Painting - 115 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,142

Painting, Lacrimae, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$3,569

Painting, Paysage rosé, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 75 x 115 cm Painting - 29.5 x 45.3 inch

$1,666

Painting, Sdo-3, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$892

Painting, Voir le tempête, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 150 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

$8,923

Painting, Étoiles, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 125 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 49.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$5,949

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