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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, Graff de rue, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 50 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,469 $1,175

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, Street Art, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 100 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,224

Painting, Ali, Mark Hellbusch

Ali

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$355

Painting, Ahmed, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$477

Sculpture, Ocean, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Sculpture - 90 x 50 x 7 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 19.7 x 2.8 inch

$3,414 $3,073

Sculpture, The other side, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Sculpture - 55 x 100 x 7 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 39.4 x 2.8 inch

$3,647

Painting, Spring, Francesco Martini

Francesco Martini

Painting - 140 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,448

Painting, White And Black 4, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$612

Painting, City Lights, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 105 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$3,672

Painting, Black sails, Marco Saporiti

Marco Saporiti

Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

$343

Painting, Open Space, Greet Helsen

Greet Helsen

Painting - 50 x 50 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,532

Painting, Sonnentaler, Greet Helsen

Greet Helsen

Painting - 65 x 65 cm Painting - 25.6 x 25.6 inch

$2,158

Painting, Sans titre, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 50 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,224

Painting, Lumenis 44, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 61 x 61 cm Painting - 24 x 24 inch

$3,759

Painting, Queen, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$2,815

Painting, Elysium III, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,689

Painting, Renaissance II, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,444

Painting, Renaissance I, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,689

Painting, Tangle 17, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 76.2 x 56 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

$4,456

Painting, Impermanence, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,126

Painting, Star Travel, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 95 x 95 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 inch

$1,444

Painting, 1000 Years, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 95 x 95 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 inch

$1,420

Painting, Sattva 39, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 86.36 x 66.04 cm Painting - 34 x 26 inch

$3,620

Painting, Sattva 40, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 86.36 x 66.04 cm Painting - 34 x 26 inch

$3,620

Painting, Browns, Tiny de Bruin

Tiny de Bruin

Painting - 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,726

Painting, Puzzle 3, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$611

Painting, Sans titre 13, Arsène Odin

Arsène Odin

Painting - 120 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$979 $881

Painting, Sans titre 14, Arsène Odin

Arsène Odin

Painting - 40 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$979

Painting, To the Sea, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 80 x 80 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

$955

Painting, SDO-7, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$722

Painting, SDO-14, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$722

Painting, DpI - violet, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$918

Painting, Sdo-2, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$918

Painting, Sdo-1, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$918

Painting, Daylight, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$918

Painting, Span, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 64 x 77 cm Painting - 25.2 x 30.3 inch

$5,709

Painting, Billboard, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 56 x 76 cm Painting - 22 x 29.9 inch

$5,569

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