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![Painting, White and Blue, Lia Van Leeuwen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/788118_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Into the Flow IV, Lia Van Leeuwen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/356395_1_grid.jpg)
Into the Flow IV
Lia Van Leeuwen
Painting - 100 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,349
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Confrontation 3 by M.Y.
Max Yaskin
Painting - 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch
$995
![Painting, Drizzles symphony 8, Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1885620_1_grid.jpg)
Drizzles symphony 8
Nestor Toro
Painting - 50.8 x 121.9 x 1.8 cm Painting - 20 x 48 x 0.7 inch
$2,530
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A forest song (Faces of green) 2
Nestor Toro
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch
$2,530
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![Painting, Red valley (Heat wave) 3, Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1885104_1_grid.jpg)
Red valley (Heat wave) 3
Nestor Toro
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 0.7 inch
$3,030
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![Painting, A Forest Song (Faces of Green) 3, Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1884765_1_grid.jpg)
A Forest Song (Faces of Green) 3
Nestor Toro
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch
$2,530
![Painting, A Forest Song (Faces of Green) 4, Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1884762_1_grid.jpg)
A Forest Song (Faces of Green) 4
Nestor Toro
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch
$2,530
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![Painting, Moonlight Spectra 1, Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1884297_1_grid.jpg)
Moonlight Spectra 1
Nestor Toro
Painting - 50.8 x 162.6 x 1.8 cm Painting - 20 x 64 x 0.7 inch
$2,860
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![Painting, Anata and Watashi (You & Me), Newel Hunter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1880880_1_grid.jpg)
Anata and Watashi (You & Me)
Newel Hunter
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$4,650
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Under the Aurora (In between frequencies) 2
Nestor Toro
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 0.7 inch
$3,030
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![Painting, Intricate Dreams 2 (Above Clouds), Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1865787_1_grid.jpg)
Intricate Dreams 2 (Above Clouds)
Nestor Toro
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 1.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.7 inch
$3,050
![Painting, Stargazer, Newel Hunter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1865721_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cloak & dagger, Newel Hunter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1858866_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gathering bliss Triptych, Newel Hunter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1858794_1_grid.jpg)
Gathering bliss Triptych
Newel Hunter
Painting - 50.8 x 121.9 x 0.8 cm Painting - 20 x 48 x 0.3 inch
$3,750
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![Painting, Fiddle Faddle, Newel Hunter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1858269_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Strange spectra 8 (iridescent blue), Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1858236_1_grid.jpg)
Strange spectra 8 (iridescent blue)
Nestor Toro
Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 2 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 0.8 inch
$5,050
![Painting, Strange spectra 7 (Over bright red), Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1858233_1_grid.jpg)
Strange spectra 7 (Over bright red)
Nestor Toro
Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 2 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 0.8 inch
$5,050
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![Painting, A Lightness of Being, Newel Hunter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1852227_1_grid.jpg)
A Lightness of Being
Newel Hunter
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch
$4,450
![Painting, All That Boogie-Woogie, Newel Hunter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1851948_1_grid.jpg)
All That Boogie-Woogie
Newel Hunter
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch
$4,550
![Painting, Fresh Perspectives, Newel Hunter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1843305_1_grid.jpg)
Fresh Perspectives
Newel Hunter
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch
$4,600
![Painting, Past Lives, Newel Hunter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1843191_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dreaming in Shades of Color, Newel Hunter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1842849_1_grid.jpg)
Dreaming in Shades of Color
Newel Hunter
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 1.5 inch
$3,550
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![Painting, Hybrid, Newel Hunter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1842498_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, In Wonder and Amazement, Newel Hunter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1841973_1_grid.jpg)
In Wonder and Amazement
Newel Hunter
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch
$4,600
![Painting, Voyager, Newel Hunter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1831476_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Letting Go, Newel Hunter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1831320_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Merging garden (Color intrusion), Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1830477_1_grid.jpg)
Merging garden (Color intrusion)
Nestor Toro
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 1.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.7 inch
$3,640
![Painting, When the spirit moves me, Newel Hunter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1830462_1_grid.jpg)
When the spirit moves me
Newel Hunter
Painting - 101.6 x 66 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 26 x 0.1 inch
$3,800
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A patch over the atlantic
Nestor Toro
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 1.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.7 inch
$4,040
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![Painting, Flickering garden 2, Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1818138_1_grid.jpg)
Flickering garden 2
Nestor Toro
Painting - 71.1 x 55.9 x 1.8 cm Painting - 28 x 22 x 0.7 inch
$2,180
![Painting, Distorted forest projection, Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1818135_1_grid.jpg)
Distorted forest projection
Nestor Toro
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.8 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.7 inch
$3,680
![Painting, Flickering garden 3, Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1818132_1_grid.jpg)
Flickering garden 3
Nestor Toro
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.8 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.7 inch
$3,685
![Painting, Sparks (over iridescent blue), Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1818129_1_grid.jpg)
Sparks (over iridescent blue)
Nestor Toro
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.8 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.7 inch
$3,685
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The inevitable conclusion (Diptych)
Newel Hunter
Painting - 121.9 x 182.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 72 x 1.5 inch
$4,650
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Understanding pink (Spin)
Nestor Toro
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 1.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.7 inch
$3,430
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Like a sunday morning
Nestor Toro
Painting - 71.1 x 55.9 x 1.8 cm Painting - 28 x 22 x 0.7 inch
$2,180
![Painting, Flickering garden 4, Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1772190_1_grid.jpg)
Flickering garden 4
Nestor Toro
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 1.8 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.7 inch
$3,600
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Puzzled Imagery (Red reflections)
Nestor Toro
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 1.8 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.7 inch
$2,170
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Distorted pond (Iridescent garden)
Nestor Toro
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch
$2,170
![Painting, Sudden reflections, Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1772025_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fiery reflections (Flourishing garden), Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1772022_1_grid.jpg)
Fiery reflections (Flourishing garden)
Nestor Toro
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 1.8 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.7 inch
$3,200
![Painting, Interference reflections (Ice), Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1772019_1_grid.jpg)
Interference reflections (Ice)
Nestor Toro
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 1.8 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.7 inch
$3,200
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![Painting, Catching memories (Reflections of Summer), Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1771329_1_grid.jpg)
Catching memories (Reflections of Summer)
Nestor Toro
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.8 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.7 inch
$4,000
![Painting, Depths of radiance 1, Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1771323_1_grid.jpg)
Depths of radiance 1
Nestor Toro
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.8 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.7 inch
$4,000
![Painting, Reflections of Autumn, Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1771317_1_grid.jpg)
Reflections of Autumn
Nestor Toro
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.8 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.7 inch
$4,000
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Flickering Garden 5 (yellow), Painting, Acrylic on canvas
Nestor Toro
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.8 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.7 inch
$4,000
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."