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, Passion, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 120 x 104 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 40.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,447

Painting, Étoiles, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

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

$6,117

Painting, Claim 95, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 120 x 110 x 1.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 43.3 x 0.6 inch

$2,055

Painting, Sans titre V, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$979

Painting, The World, Cosmos

Cosmos

Painting - 145 x 113 x 3 cm Painting - 57.1 x 44.5 x 1.2 inch

$5,750

Painting, Sparks, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 146 x 114 x 0.1 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0 inch

$5,965

Painting, Delirium, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

$4,421

Painting, Japandi 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 108 x 78.5 x 2 cm Painting - 42.5 x 30.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,223

Painting, Greens 2, Tiny de Bruin

Tiny de Bruin

Painting - 60 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,162

Painting, Le chat rose, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$109

Painting, Calligraph, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 78.7 x 57.2 cm Painting - 31 x 22.5 inch

$3,790

Painting, Coloration, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$4,282

Painting, Comédie, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

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

$4,894

Painting, 0118.4, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

$1,825

Painting, 0118.3, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

$1,825

Painting, 0118.2, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

$1,825

Painting, 0118.15, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

$1,825

Painting, 0118.14, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

$1,825

Painting, 0118.13, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 48 x 32 x 0.1 cm Painting - 18.9 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$1,825

Painting, 0218-11, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

$1,825

Painting, 0218-10, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

$1,825

Painting, 0118.6, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

$1,825

Painting, 0118.5, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

$1,825

Painting, Today, Francesco Martini

Francesco Martini

Painting - 195 x 85 x 1 cm Painting - 76.8 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch

$3,059 $2,753

Sculpture, La force, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$551

Painting, Doubts, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

$3,369

Painting, Claim 11, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 81 x 71 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 28 x 0.8 inch

$967

Painting, Rhythm, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,835

Painting, Mindfulness, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,835

Painting, Victoria, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,835

Painting, The cold, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 200 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$979

Painting, La mare, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$685

Painting, Trapeze, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

$4,351

Painting, Spheres, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

$4,351

Painting, Slide, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

$4,351

Painting, Bridge, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

$4,351

Painting, Atelier, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 80 x 58 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch

$856

Painting, Jeudi, Pasturo

Pasturo

Painting - 120 x 85 x 25 cm Painting - 47.2 x 33.5 x 9.8 inch

$3,059

Painting, Portrait, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 41 x 33 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.2 inch

$1,223 $1,101

Painting, Sun, Marta Zawadzka

Sun

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,649