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, Flowers 2, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$1,621

Painting, Peps, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,441 $1,253

Painting, Huile, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 100 x 79 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,561 $1,405

Painting, Riverglass, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,020 $918

Painting, bleu d'or, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,188

Painting, Street Art, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 100 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,068

Painting, Azul, Antoni Amat

Antoni Amat

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

$3,421

Painting, Tony Bennett, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 130 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

$5,762

Painting, catharsis, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$840 $756

Painting, Nautica, Pasturo

Pasturo

Painting - 82 x 115 x 3 cm Painting - 32.3 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch

$2,401

Painting, RE 15, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 112 x 112 x 3 cm Painting - 44.1 x 44.1 x 1.2 inch

$7,083

Painting, Jeudi, Pasturo

Pasturo

Painting - 120 x 85 x 25 cm Painting - 47.2 x 33.5 x 9.8 inch

$3,001

Painting, Bygone Era, Kris Haas

Kris Haas

Painting - 121.9 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 30 x 1 inch

$3,650

Painting, La fenêtre, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

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

$840

Painting, Just a girl, Blandine Insler

Blandine Insler

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

$2,281

Painting, Start me up, Blandine Insler

Blandine Insler

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

$2,281

Painting, Hysteria, Blandine Insler

Blandine Insler

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

$2,281

Painting, Mindnomind 01, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$2,233

Painting, Mindnomind 02, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$2,233

Painting, Wither n bloom, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$2,233

Painting, Sunset on the sea, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$2,233

Painting, Poetry n sunlight, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$2,761

Painting, Divine portal, H-Nguyen

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

$2,233

Painting, Blue transient, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$2,233

Painting, Waves n lights, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$2,233

Painting, Courage, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$4,742

Painting, Infini, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$696 $557

Painting, Mr Sanchez, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 30 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$720 $627

Painting, Big eyes, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$4,982

Painting, Nola, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

$4,442

Painting, Libre Arbitre, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 50 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

$840 $756

Painting, Today, Francesco Martini

Francesco Martini

Painting - 195 x 85 x 1 cm Painting - 76.8 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch

$3,001

Painting, Source, Aloyzas Smilingis

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting - 39 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.4 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,078

Painting, Virages, Aloyzas Smilingis

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting - 58 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting - 22.8 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,561

Painting, Punchy, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$1,321

Painting, Architecture, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$2,341

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