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, Grenadine, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,458

Painting, Sunset flowers, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

$2,004 $1,403

Painting, Sans titre 13, Arsène Odin

Arsène Odin

Painting - 120 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$972

Painting, Aqua 3, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$972

Painting, Supernova No. 9, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$972

Painting, White And Black 4, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$607

Painting, Rain 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

$607

Painting, Volver, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 130 x 97 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0 inch

$4,546

Painting, So easy, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$3,287

Painting, Doubts, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 146 x 114 x 0.1 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0 inch

$5,386

Painting, Touch, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 130 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 0 inch

$4,756

Painting, Por Favor, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 97 x 130 x 0.1 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch

$4,826

Painting, Les 4 sages, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$364

Painting, Revolution 2, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 95 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,640

Painting, Terracota, Aude De Voc

Aude De Voc

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,822

Painting, Le Corail, Aude De Voc

Aude De Voc

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,822

Painting, Le Brouillon, Aude De Voc

Aude De Voc

Painting - 100 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,915

Painting, Rosentor, Greet Helsen

Greet Helsen

Painting - 40 x 40 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$1,399

Painting, Claim 107, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 90 x 130 x 1.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.6 inch

$1,895

Painting, Les nageurs, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$103

Painting, When ?, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$72

Painting, Calm electro, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.9 inch

$182

Painting, Implosion, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$364

Painting, Plaisir, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,037

Painting, Icy, Eric Robin

Icy

Eric Robin

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

$2,004

Painting, Josephine, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

$389

Painting, To the Sea, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 80 x 80 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

$947

Painting, SDO-7, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 50 x 70 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

$717

Painting, SDO-14, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 70 x 50 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$717

Painting, DpI - violet, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 70 x 50 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$911

Painting, Sdo-3, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 70 x 50 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$911

Painting, Sdo-2, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 50 x 70 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

$911

Painting, Sdo-1, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 50 x 70 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

$911

Painting, Daylight, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 70 x 50 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$911

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