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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, Summer time, Marco Saporiti

Summer time

Marco Saporiti

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

€250

Painting, Inserted.0323, Kris Haas

Inserted.0323

Kris Haas

Painting . 35.6 x 27.9 x 1.5 cm Painting . 14 x 11 x 0.6 inch

€319

Painting, Beginnings, Darlene Watson

Beginnings

Darlene Watson

Painting . 101.6 x 203.2 x 5.1 cm Painting . 40 x 80 x 2 inch

€5,495

Painting, Bestia-I, Stanislav Bojankov

Bestia-I

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€750

Painting, Ali, Mark Hellbusch

Ali

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€290

Painting, Mohammad, Mark Hellbusch

Mohammad

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€290

Painting, Claim 128, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 128

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 70 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

€750

Painting, Claim 11, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 11

Mark Hellbusch

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

€790

Fine Art Drawings, Waterfall 1, Gina Vor

Waterfall 1

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Ablation Zone 6, Jaanika Peerna

Ablation Zone 6

Jaanika Peerna

Fine Art Drawings . 203.2 x 76.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 80 x 30 x 0 inch

€6,383

Painting, N517, Michel Castanet (Mica)

N517

Michel Castanet (Mica)

Painting . 50 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€680

Painting, Outgoing Tide, Newel Hunter

Outgoing Tide

Newel Hunter

Painting . 66 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 20 x 0.1 inch

€2,915

Fine Art Drawings, Brain Power 8, Gina Vor

Brain Power 8

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€200

Print, L2, Hans Hartung

L2

Hans Hartung

Print . 56 x 75.7 cm Print . 22 x 29.8 inch

Price upon request

Painting, TX4, Marcel Speet

TX4

Marcel Speet

Painting . 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€675

Painting, Sunset, Aloyzas Smilingis

Sunset

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 135 x 135 x 2 cm Painting . 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

€7,500

Painting, Lazer Night, Muriel Deumie

Lazer Night

Muriel Deumie

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

€690

Painting, Sans titre 8, Arsène Odin

Sans titre 8

Arsène Odin

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

€400

Painting, Splash 45, Mark Hellbusch

Splash 45

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€790

Painting, Claim 86, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 86

Mark Hellbusch

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

€550

Painting, N° 20.81 Oxygène, Isa-L

N° 20.81 Oxygène

Isa-L

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€5,500

Painting, Up the Creek, Nestor Toro

Up the Creek

Nestor Toro

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

€3,643