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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, Abstract 2449, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2449

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,829

Painting, Abstract 2444, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2444

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,829

Painting, Abstract 2292, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2292

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,317

Painting, Abstract 2283, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2283

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,073

Painting, Abstract 2275, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2275

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,073

Painting, Dark Matter, Nikolaos Schizas

Dark Matter

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 90 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,750

Painting, Marsfeld CLVI, Mark Hellbusch

Marsfeld CLVI

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 110 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

€3,900

Painting, Abstract 2437, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2437

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,317

Painting, Autumn mirrors 2, Nestor Toro

Autumn mirrors 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 1.8 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.7 inch

€1,129

Painting, Revolution 2, Max Yaskin

Revolution 2

Max Yaskin

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

€1,350

Painting, Spring, Francesco Martini

Spring

Francesco Martini

Painting . 140 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Abstract 2304, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2304

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,927

Painting, Abstract 2203, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2203

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,927

Painting, Gradient 7, Nikolaos Schizas

Gradient 7

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,293

Painting, Summertime, Lia Van Leeuwen

Summertime

Lia Van Leeuwen

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

€2,200

Painting, Dark paths, Nikolaos Schizas

Dark paths

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 130 x 110 x 1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

€4,939

Painting, Screens, Laura Newman

Screens

Laura Newman

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

€3,780

Painting, Sables Mouvants, Aude De Voc

Sables Mouvants

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Kora, Sébastien Allart

Kora

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

Painting, Sutil, Nikolaos Schizas

Sutil

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 110 x 130 x 1 cm Painting . 43.3 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

€4,573

Painting, Endless, Nikolaos Schizas

Endless

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€2,744

Painting, Razor claws, Tiny de Bruin

Razor claws

Tiny de Bruin

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

€1,310

Painting, Landscape 2, Gina Vor

Landscape 2

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Shambala 2, Max Yaskin

Shambala 2

Max Yaskin

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

€2,150

Fine Art Drawings, Tell Me Why, Nikolaos Schizas

Tell Me Why

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, Ombres, Âme Sauvage

Ombres

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 40 x 40 x 2.4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.9 inch

€320