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, Dreamscape, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$1,200

Painting, Splashes 14, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 100 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,981

Painting, Wave, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

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

$1,501

Painting, Fish, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

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

$1,561

Painting, Splash 45, 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, Splash 47, 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, Experience, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 73 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 x 1 inch

$780

Painting, Claim 86, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$660 $594

Painting, Urban style, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$600

Painting, Confusion, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 60 x 73 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.6 inch

$600

Painting, Regatta 2, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 100 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,789

Painting, Miroirs, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 81 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 1 inch

$960

Painting, Disco flowers, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 100 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,741

Painting, Samurai, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,741

Painting, Red Valley 2, Nestor Toro

Nestor Toro

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

$1,030

Painting, Stimulus 5, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$480

Painting, Aphrodite, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 116 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 x 1 inch

$720

Painting, Re 13, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 180 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch

$4,682

Painting, Abstract No. 81, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29.8 x 24 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.7 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$180

Painting, Lacrimae, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$3,601

Painting, Mouvements, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,441

Painting, Colors II, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$2,401

Painting, Geometry 3, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 150 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,068

Painting, Avatar, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 100 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,741

Painting, Exploration, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 60 x 120 x 3.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch

$1,681

Painting, Spirales, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 89 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1 inch

$1,801

Painting, Matières, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 89 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1 inch

$1,080

Painting, Santorini 5, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 100 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,861

Painting, Trees, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

$540

Painting, Windy, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 85 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,121

Painting, High & Dry, Newel Hunter

Newel Hunter

Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 0.2 inch

$1,700

Painting, Le plongeon, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 116 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$3,361

Painting, Splash 39, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

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

$1,549 $1,394

Painting, Provenzale, Marco Saporiti

Marco Saporiti

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

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Painting, Nymphéas, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.7 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.5 inch

$3,601

Painting, Armoiries, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

$3,661

Painting, 1-finity, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$5,882

Painting, Signs, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$5,642

Painting, A forest song, Nestor Toro

Nestor Toro

Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 1.8 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 0.7 inch

$4,000

Painting, Fire echoes, Nestor Toro

Nestor Toro

Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 1.8 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 0.7 inch

$4,000

Painting, Sunny closeup, Nestor Toro

Nestor Toro

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 0.7 inch

$3,030

Painting, Synthia, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,801

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