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, Infini, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$712

Painting, Elysium III, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,695

Painting, Renaissance II, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

$1,449

Painting, Renaissance I, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,695

Painting, Sans titre, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 50 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,228

Painting, Impermanence, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 95 x 75 cm Painting - 37.4 x 29.5 inch

$1,130

Painting, Star Travel, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 95 x 95 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 inch

$1,449

Painting, 1000 Years, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 95 x 95 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 inch

$1,425

Painting, Guna II, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 91.4 x 66 cm Painting - 36 x 26 inch

$3,883

Painting, Peps, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$1,547

Painting, Romance, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$1,719

Painting, Composition 2, Antoni Amat

Antoni Amat

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

$1,719

Painting, Lunar dream, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 130 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

$6,141

Painting, Rainbow hair, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 130 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

$5,895

Painting, Scara, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,026

Painting, Kursa, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,026

Painting, Silma, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,026

Painting, Num-037, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,947

Painting, Num-038, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,456

Painting, Num-029, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

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

$2,333

Painting, Num-028, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

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

$2,333

Painting, Num-027, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

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

$2,333

Painting, Num-026, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

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

$2,456

Painting, Num-002, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$1,105

Painting, Claim 131, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 120 x 130 x 1.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 51.2 x 0.6 inch

$2,874

Painting, RE19, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 210 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 82.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$6,018

Painting, Num-016, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$2,456

Painting, Tell me, Darlene Watson

Darlene Watson

Painting - 58.4 x 160 x 5.1 cm Painting - 23 x 63 x 2 inch

$3,377

Print, Madrid, Emilio Vedova

Emilio Vedova

Print - 70.5 x 50 cm Print - 27.8 x 19.7 inch

$1,105

Print, Libertad, Emilio Vedova

Emilio Vedova

Print - 70.5 x 50 cm Print - 27.8 x 19.7 inch

$1,842

Painting, Plus De Règles, Cosmos

Cosmos

Painting - 146 x 114 x 3.5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.4 inch

$9,088

Painting, Spring glimmer, Nestor Toro

Nestor Toro

Painting - 88.9 x 55.9 x 1.3 cm Painting - 35 x 22 x 0.5 inch

$2,170

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