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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, Imagination, Gina Vor

Imagination

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Abstract 2101, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2101

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Painting, Abstract 2353, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2353

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Painting, Abstract 2108, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2108

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Painting, Golden Echo, Alex Senchenko

Golden Echo

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,945

Painting, Abstract 2574, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2574

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,128

Painting, Abstract 1186, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 1186

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Painting, Le Monde XXX, Caroline Vis

Le Monde XXX

Caroline Vis

Painting . 200 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€12,500 €11,250

Painting, Sun, Marta Zawadzka

Sun

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€5,900

Painting, Migration, Âme Sauvage

Migration

Âme Sauvage

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

€75

Painting, Abstract 2109, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2109

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Painting, Rem, Nikolaos Schizas

Rem

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 146 x 114 x 1 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.4 inch

€4,924

Painting, Placebo, Gaëlle Wagner

Placebo

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€2,200

Painting, Pink life, Âme Sauvage

Pink life

Âme Sauvage

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

€75

Painting, Boum !, Âme Sauvage

Boum !

Âme Sauvage

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

€300

Painting, Wild Berries, Alex Senchenko

Wild Berries

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 0 inch

€4,255

Painting, Vortex, Gina Vor

Vortex

Gina Vor

Painting . 180 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 70.9 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Painting, La boxeuse, Âme Sauvage

La boxeuse

Âme Sauvage

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

€320

Painting, Green Depth, Alex Senchenko

Green Depth

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 0 inch

€4,255

Painting, Bleu intense, Âme Sauvage

Bleu intense

Âme Sauvage

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

€1,300

Painting, Un vent fort, Âme Sauvage

Un vent fort

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€1,200

Painting, Golden waterefall, H-Nguyen

Golden waterefall

H-Nguyen

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

€2,980

Painting, Afrique n°2, Molok

Afrique n°2

Molok

Painting . 131 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 51.6 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€4,700

Painting, L'Espoir, Aude De Voc

L'Espoir

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Abstract 2137, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2137

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€3,647

Painting, Abstract 2581, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2581

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€2,432

Painting, Abstract 2571, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2571

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

€2,371