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, Stimulus 3, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$480

Painting, Stimulus 1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$480

Painting, Aqua 4, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$480

Painting, Pink Loafers, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$480

Painting, Green Ballerinas, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$480

Painting, Red Stilettos, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$480

Painting, Yellow Shoes, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$480

Painting, Abstract No. 86, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29.5 x 23 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.6 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch

$180

Painting, Abstract No. 85, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29 x 18 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch

$180

Painting, Abstract No. 84, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 31 x 23 x 0.2 cm Painting - 12.2 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch

$180

Painting, Abstract No. 82, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 33 x 24 x 0.2 cm Painting - 13 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$180

Painting, Dark day, Francesco Martini

Francesco Martini

Painting - 130 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,641

Painting, La scène, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$540

Painting, Elements n°16, Alice Maier

Alice Maier

Painting - 173 x 103 x 0.5 cm Painting - 68.1 x 40.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,188

Painting, Caribéen, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,801

Painting, Orange mix, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 80 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

$972

Painting, Winter, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 150 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,020

Painting, Drips 7, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,321

Painting, Tree of Love, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$4,322

Painting, Coloration, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

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

$4,202

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, Flamme bleue, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

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

$1,801

Painting, About fear, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

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

$1,801 $1,621

Painting, Vanishing verdure, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$2,233

Painting, Hurt, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$4,622

Painting, New day new Me, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,309

Painting, December 23rd, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,273

Painting, December IV, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,008

Painting, November II, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,176

Painting, November IV, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,020

Painting, November I, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,104

Painting, Novembre III, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,104

Painting, Medidative I, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,020

Painting, Scara, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,981

Painting, Kursa, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,981

Painting, Silma, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,981 $1,843

Painting, Monotype2, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,249

Painting, Fric, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$780

Painting, Galaxie, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$660

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