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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, New Born, Gaëlle Wagner

New Born

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$2,768

Painting, Bleu intense, Âme Sauvage

Bleu intense

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch

$1,565

Painting, Clouds, Gaëlle Wagner

Clouds

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$2,528

Painting, Sweet Dreams, Gaëlle Wagner

Sweet Dreams

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$1,192 $1,133

Painting, The Fire, Gaëlle Wagner

The Fire

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 180 x 300 x 0.1 cm Painting - 70.9 x 118.1 x 0 inch

$7,824

Painting, Abstract 1186, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 1186

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,332 $1,865

Painting, Victoria, Gaëlle Wagner

Victoria

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$831

Painting, Liquide, Âme Sauvage

Liquide

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 65 x 92 x 2.4 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.9 inch

$903

Painting, Abstract 2572, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2572

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

$2,675 $2,140

Painting, Abstract 2566, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2566

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,400 $1,920

Painting, Abstract 2565, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2565

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,400 $1,920

Painting, Abstract 2564, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2564

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,400 $1,920

Painting, Abstract 2562, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2562

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

$2,675 $2,140

Painting, Abstract 2561, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2561

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$2,400 $1,920

Painting, Abstract 2556, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2556

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

$2,606 $2,085

Painting, Abstract 2551, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2551

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 80 x 210 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 82.7 x 1.6 inch

$2,675 $2,140

Painting, Abstract 2545, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2545

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

$2,606 $2,085

Painting, Abstract 2544, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2544

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

$2,606 $2,085

Painting, Abstract 2542, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2542

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

$2,606 $2,085

Painting, Abstract 2109, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2109

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,332 $1,865

Painting, Garden Party, Gaëlle Wagner

Garden Party

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,694 $4,225

Painting, Fleurs pastel, Âme Sauvage

Fleurs pastel

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 81 x 60 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch

$855

Painting, Grand bateau, Âme Sauvage

Grand bateau

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2.4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch

$722

Painting, Magic world, Gaëlle Wagner

Magic world

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$2,468

Painting, BG01D, Gaëlle Wagner

BG01D

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$2,347 $2,230

Painting, Abstract 2563, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2563

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

$2,675 $2,140

Painting, Abstract 2555, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2555

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 80 x 210 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 82.7 x 1.6 inch

$2,688 $2,151

Painting, Abstract 2541, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2541

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

$2,057 $1,646

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