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, Lifetime, Daniela Pasqualini

Daniela Pasqualini

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch

€6,237

Painting, Mindnomind 03, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 75 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,560

Painting, Monocrom 01, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

€1,860

Painting, Delirium, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€3,831

Painting, Sparks, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€5,169

Painting, La Métamorphose, Cosmos

Cosmos

Painting - 170 x 230 x 3.5 cm Painting - 66.9 x 90.6 x 1.4 inch

€15,700

Painting, Bellissima, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€2,300

Painting, Turbulences, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€600

Painting, Étoiles, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

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

€5,000 €4,500

Painting, Les nageurs, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

€85

Painting, The end, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2.4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.9 inch

€350

Painting, Vue du ciel, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€90

Painting, Recueillement, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2.4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.9 inch

€400

Painting, Monde rouge, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2.4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.9 inch

€350

Painting, Les douceurs, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€200

Painting, Boum !!!!, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

€300

Painting, Tourbillons, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

€150

Painting, Mer et sable, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

€150

Painting, When ?, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

€59

Fine Art Drawings, Promeneur du soir 1, Pasturo

Pasturo

Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 53 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 20.9 inch

€500

Fine Art Drawings, Promeneur du jour V, Pasturo

Pasturo

Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 53 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 20.9 inch

€500

Painting, Calm electro, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.9 inch

€150

Painting, Les 4 sages, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

€300

Painting, Implosion, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

€300

Painting, Electro, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.9 inch

€150

Painting, L'herboriste, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

€170

Painting, La pianiste, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€400

Painting, Sweet sunshine I, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

€2,260

Painting, To the Sea, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

€780

Painting, SDO-7, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

€590

Painting, SDO-14, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

€590

Painting, DpI - violet, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

€750

Painting, Sdo-2, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

€750

Painting, Sdo-1, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

€750

Painting, Daylight, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

€750

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