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, Sky symphony 2, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€680

Painting, Sky symphony 1, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€680

Painting, 0118.4, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

€1,581

Painting, 0118.3, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

€1,581

Painting, 0118.2, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

€1,581

Painting, 0118.14, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

€1,581

Painting, 0118.13, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

€1,581

Painting, 0218-10, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

€1,581

Painting, 0118.6, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

€1,581

Painting, 0118.5, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

€1,581

Painting, Doc Holliday, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

€2,300

Painting, Queen, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

€2,300

Painting, Time for fun, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 54 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

Painting, Orange park, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,300

Painting, Comédie, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

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

€4,000

Painting, Ti Sento, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 97 x 130 x 0.1 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch

€4,135

Painting, L'île sainte, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 31 x 41 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.2 x 16.1 x 0 inch

€85

Painting, Enlacés, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

€69

Painting, Golden view, Daniela Pasqualini

Daniela Pasqualini

Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€5,242 €3,670

Fine Art Drawings, Meditation, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 55.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€600

Fine Art Drawings, Not There 1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€550

Fine Art Drawings, Cosmic Beasts, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 49.5 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€550

Fine Art Drawings, Gestures, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 55.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€600

Painting, Joyful Day, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Painting, Sans titre 12, Arsène Odin

Arsène Odin

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

€800

Painting, La mare aux fées, Bald

Bald

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€4,560

Painting, Fireworks, Bald

Bald

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€3,800

Painting, Street dreams, Bald

Bald

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

€3,800

Painting, Splash 46, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€590 €531

Painting, Portrait, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 34 x 27 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13.4 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch

€790

Painting, Heart-V, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 54 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€700

Painting, Heart-I, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 50 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€600

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