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."

Read more
Painting, Ahmar, Said Ouarzaz

Said Ouarzaz

Painting - 36 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 14.2 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

£718

Painting, N° 21.34 Energie, Isa-L

Isa-L

Painting - 100 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

£5,456

Painting, Endles IV, Lia Van Leeuwen

Lia Van Leeuwen

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

£1,910

Painting, Underground Spirit, Bonus

Bonus

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

£5,001

Painting, Bleu intense, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

£1,182

Painting, Abstract 2549, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,700 £1,360

Painting, Abstract 2433, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,900 £1,520

Painting, Abstract 2557, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,900 £1,520

Painting, Abstract 2255, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

£1,900 £1,520

Painting, Abstract 2574, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,750 £1,400

Painting, Abstract 2569, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,950 £1,560

Painting, Abstract 2568, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,950 £1,560

Painting, Abstract 2550, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,700 £1,360

Painting, Abstract 2547, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,500 £1,200

Painting, Abstract 2353, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,700 £1,360

Painting, Le grand final, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

£1,091

Painting, Fleurs pastel, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

£646

Painting, Moss and Gold, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

£1,550 £1,240

Painting, Nature's Pulse, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,600 £1,280

Painting, Abstract 2578, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£2,000 £1,600

Painting, Abstract 2577, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,950 £1,560

Painting, Abstract 2571, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,950 £1,560

Painting, Abstract 2570, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,950 £1,560

Painting, Abstract 2567, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,750 £1,400

Painting, Abstract 2559, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,700 £1,360

Painting, Abstract 2558, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,700 £1,360

Painting, Abstract 2546, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,200 £960

Painting, Abstract 22140, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,700 £1,360

Painting, Abstract 22134, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,700 £1,360

Painting, Abstract 22124, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,500 £1,200

2/75