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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, Claim 101, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 101

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 100 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,452

Painting, Claim 35, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 35

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 130 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,868

Painting, Windy, Stanislav Bojankov

Windy

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 85 x 93 x 1 cm Painting - 33.5 x 36.6 x 0.4 inch

$2,390 $2,151

Painting, Martina, Mark Hellbusch

Martina

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 110 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,084

Painting, Wave, Stanislav Bojankov

Wave

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,206 $1,544

Painting, Sweet sunshine I, H-Nguyen

Sweet sunshine I

H-Nguyen

Painting - 73 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,770

Painting, Flashdance, Gaëlle Wagner

Flashdance

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$3,248

Painting, Emerge, Gaëlle Wagner

Emerge

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$3,187

Painting, Autumn Light, Greet Helsen

Autumn Light

Greet Helsen

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$1,193

Painting, In The Green, Greet Helsen

In The Green

Greet Helsen

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$1,193

Painting, Cliffs, Greet Helsen

Cliffs

Greet Helsen

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$1,193

Painting, Small Bay, Greet Helsen

Small Bay

Greet Helsen

Painting - 40 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$1,684

Painting, Lighthouse, Greet Helsen

Lighthouse

Greet Helsen

Painting - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,684

Painting, Icy, Eric Robin

Icy

Eric Robin

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

$2,023

Painting, Claim 137, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 137

Mark Hellbusch

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

$1,042

Painting, Claim 146, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 146

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 72 x 103 x 3 cm Painting - 28.3 x 40.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,164

Painting, Claim 108, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 108

Mark Hellbusch

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

$1,912

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