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, Ti Sento, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

$4,766

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

$102

Painting, Enlacés, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$83

Painting, Joyful Day, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,321

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

$960

Painting, La mare aux fées, Bald

Bald

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

$5,474

Painting, Fireworks, Bald

Bald

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

$4,562

Painting, Street dreams, Bald

Bald

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

$4,562

Painting, Passion, Bald

Bald

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

$4,562

Painting, Rhythm, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,801

Painting, Mindfulness, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,801

Painting, Victoria, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,801

Painting, Sans titre V, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$960

Painting, Hope, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$960

Painting, Japandi 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 108 x 78.5 x 2 cm Painting - 42.5 x 30.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,200

Painting, Impact 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,801

Painting, Terra Cotta, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 95.5 x 95.5 x 2 cm Painting - 37.6 x 37.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,441

Painting, Japan, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$1,441

Painting, Blue And Red, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$1,441

Painting, Supernova No. 10, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$1,441

Painting, Space, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,801

Painting, Guna TT, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 98 x 66 cm Painting - 38.6 x 26 inch

$3,855

Painting, Lumenis 44, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

$3,785

Painting, Angels, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$2,821

Painting, Le penseur, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$90

Painting, Sattva 39, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

$3,644

Painting, Sattva 40, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

$3,644

Painting, Claim 11, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 81 x 71 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 28 x 0.8 inch

$948

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

$708 $637

Painting, Puzzle 3, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$599

Painting, Menkar 2, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

Painting - 35 x 35 x 3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch

$960

Painting, Heart-V, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

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

$840

Painting, Heart-I, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

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

$720

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