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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, Spring, Greet Helsen

Spring

Greet Helsen

Painting . 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€2,626

Painting, Floating Light, Yichao Sun

Floating Light

Yichao Sun

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

€2,800

Painting, Electro, Âme Sauvage

Electro

Âme Sauvage

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

€150

Painting, All I got, Nikolaos Schizas

All I got

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 130 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€5,436

Painting, Esa Noche, Nikolaos Schizas

Esa Noche

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€4,948

Painting, Iliana, Sébastien Allart

Iliana

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€1,900

Painting, Abstract 2335, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2335

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,222

Painting, Abstract 2334, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2334

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,222

Painting, Passion, Gina Vor

Passion

Gina Vor

Painting . 120 x 104 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 40.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Fine Art Drawings, Panselinos, Nikolaos Schizas

Panselinos

Nikolaos Schizas

Fine Art Drawings . 77 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.3 x 22.4 x 0 inch

€690

Painting, Claim 158, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 158

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 110 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Morning Rain, Marta Zawadzka

Morning Rain

Marta Zawadzka

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

€2,000

Painting, Abstract 2554, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2554

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€672

Painting, Abstract 2553, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2553

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€672

Painting, Slide, Laura Newman

Slide

Laura Newman

Painting . 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting . 30 x 22 inch

€3,787

Painting, Abstract 2359, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2359

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,077

Painting, Abstract 2341, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2341

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€2,321

Painting, Abstract 2302, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2302

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,321

Painting, Razor claws 2, Tiny de Bruin

Razor claws 2

Tiny de Bruin

Painting . 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,310

Painting, Beauty rose, Eliana Sá

Beauty rose

Eliana Sá

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

€1,500

Painting, Monocrom 01, H-Nguyen

Monocrom 01

H-Nguyen

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

€1,860

Painting, Composition 2, Antoni Amat

Composition 2

Antoni Amat

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Painting, Keltic 2, Max Yaskin

Keltic 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,380

Painting, Hard Way Home, Newel Hunter

Hard Way Home

Newel Hunter

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.5 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.6 inch

€1,277

Painting, Storm, Marta Zawadzka

Storm

Marta Zawadzka

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

€2,000

Painting, Translucide, Yichao Sun

Translucide

Yichao Sun

Painting . 40 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,800

Painting, So easy, Nikolaos Schizas

So easy

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€2,871

Painting, Recueillement, Âme Sauvage

Recueillement

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 50 x 50 x 2.4 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.9 inch

€400 €320

Painting, Bridge, Laura Newman

Bridge

Laura Newman

Painting . 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting . 30 x 22 inch

€3,787

Painting, The World, Cosmos

The World

Cosmos

Painting . 145 x 113 x 3 cm Painting . 57.1 x 44.5 x 1.2 inch

€4,700

Painting, Gratitude, Nikolaos Schizas

Gratitude

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch

€5,375

Painting, Joyful Day, H-Nguyen

Joyful Day

H-Nguyen

Painting . 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Painting, Greens 2, Tiny de Bruin

Greens 2

Tiny de Bruin

Painting . 60 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€950

Painting, Style flash, Âme Sauvage

Style flash

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 38 x 46 x 2.4 cm Painting . 15 x 18.1 x 0.9 inch

€320

Painting, Visitation, Newel Hunter

Visitation

Newel Hunter

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch

€1,277

Painting, Yayoi, Gina Vor

Yayoi

Gina Vor

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

€800