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, L'acrobate, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$840

Painting, Snoopy pensif, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$204

Painting, El banquero, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$600

Painting, Le chat rose, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$107

Painting, Pink Soul, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 130 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,442

Painting, Big heart, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 114 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

$4,622

Painting, Atelier, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 80 x 58 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch

$840

Painting, Playground, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$3,001

Painting, Vers le bleu, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$648

Painting, City, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$828 $746

Painting, Fascination, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 195 x 195 x 3 cm Painting - 76.8 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch

$8,043

Painting, Fusion Symphony, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$780

Painting, Dark Lord, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 130 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,322

Painting, Dreamer, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$2,881

Painting, Incandescent, Bald

Bald

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$804

Painting, Ray, Nikolaos Schizas

Ray

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 130 x 160 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63 x 0 inch

$7,359

Painting, Gratitude, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

$6,167

Painting, Hana, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$7,639

Painting, Tangle 17, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

$4,485

Painting, L'autre rive, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

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

$1,981

Painting, Claim 132, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

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

$948

Painting, Claim 128, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 70 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

$900

Painting, Claim 96, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 75 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$900

Painting, Splash 43, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

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

$708

Painting, Miracle, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$5,402

Painting, Hope, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$4,322

Painting, Dream Flower, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 130 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,682

Painting, My autumn, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$4,442

Painting, Euphoria, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 120 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 63 x 0.8 inch

$4,562

Painting, Garden, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 100 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

$5,882

Painting, My dream, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 100 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

$5,882

Painting, Life force, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 114 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

$4,742

Painting, Narew, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$3,121

Painting, Sun, Marta Zawadzka

Sun

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,562

Painting, Splash, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 120 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 63 x 0.8 inch

$5,042

Painting, Ladder, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 120 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$3,926

Painting, Green ballet, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$4,202

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