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, Big heart, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 114 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

€3,850

Painting, Pink Winter, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

€2,300

Painting, Splashes 14, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

€1,650

Painting, Strangers 3, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

€1,850

Sculpture, La force, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Sculpture - 13 x 7 x 41 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 2.8 x 16.1 inch

€450

Painting, Azul, Antoni Amat

Antoni Amat

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

€2,850

Painting, Stripes, Aloyzas Smilingis

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting - 81 x 60 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€3,700

Painting, Vers ailleurs, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 90 x 115 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,360

Painting, Punchy, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,160

Painting, ADN privé, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

€860

Painting, Powerful, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€960

Painting, Claim 107, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 90 x 130 x 1.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.6 inch

€1,560

Painting, Claim 90, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 130 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch

€2,340

Painting, Claim 82, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

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

€1,680

Painting, Claim 9, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

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

€850

Painting, Ti Sento, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€4,029

Painting, Delirium, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€3,733

Painting, Source, Aloyzas Smilingis

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting - 39 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.4 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€898

Painting, Abstract 2176, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 120 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€3,911 €3,129

Painting, Abstract 2137, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 120 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€3,555 €2,844

Painting, Abstract 1265, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 140 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€2,726 €2,181

Painting, L'autre rive, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

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

€1,650

Painting, Dark Lord, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 130 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,600

Print, Libertad, Emilio Vedova

Emilio Vedova

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

€1,500

Painting, Krabi 3, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

€1,350

Painting, Bois de feu, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

€79

Painting, Blue cerf, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 24 x 2.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.9 inch

€79

Fine Art Drawings, Balancing Act 1, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Fine Art Drawings - 62 x 51 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 20.1 inch

€1,541

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