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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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Fine Art Drawings, Burnout, Stanislav Bojankov

Burnout

Stanislav Bojankov

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€300

Fine Art Drawings, J'ai mal aux yeux, Muriel Deumie

J'ai mal aux yeux

Muriel Deumie

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 60 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€600 €540

Fine Art Drawings, Eva -III, Stanislav Bojankov

Eva -III

Stanislav Bojankov

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€300

Painting, Golden sticks, Filip Pavlik

Golden sticks

Filip Pavlik

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

€1,490

Painting, Regatta Red, VeraD

Regatta Red

VeraD

Painting . 89 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,900

Fine Art Drawings, Miro et moi, Muriel Deumie

Miro et moi

Muriel Deumie

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch

€390

Painting, Synctuition Green, VeraD

Synctuition Green

VeraD

Painting . 130 x 215 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 84.6 x 1.2 inch

€9,500

Painting, Neon III, Paulo Gnecco

Neon III

Paulo Gnecco

Painting . 60 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€627

Painting, Color Frenzy, VeraD

Color Frenzy

VeraD

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,900

Photography, Insitu, Muriel Deumie

Insitu

Muriel Deumie

Photography . 30 x 63 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch

€280

Painting, But why not, Nikolaos Schizas

But why not

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€5,471

Painting, Now, Nikolaos Schizas

Now

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,520

Painting, Cache cache, Muriel Deumie

Cache cache

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 73 x 183 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 72 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Figure-I, Stanislav Bojankov

Figure-I

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 110 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Figure, Stanislav Bojankov

Figure

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Woman, Aloyzas Smilingis

Woman

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 49 x 39 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,100

Painting, Figure-II, Stanislav Bojankov

Figure-II

Stanislav Bojankov

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

€2,200

Fine Art Drawings, Find The Nude 6, Gina Vor

Find The Nude 6

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€350

Fine Art Drawings, Charnel, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Charnel

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,650

Fine Art Drawings, Eva -II, Stanislav Bojankov

Eva -II

Stanislav Bojankov

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€300

Fine Art Drawings, Act - XVI, Stanislav Bojankov

Act - XVI

Stanislav Bojankov

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

€155