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, A Warm Feeling, Nestor Toro

Nestor Toro

Painting - 71.1 x 55.9 x 1.8 cm Painting - 28 x 22 x 0.7 inch

€1,793

Painting, Jungle Flowers 5, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

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

€1,350

Painting, Red Valley 2, Nestor Toro

Nestor Toro

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€912

Fine Art Drawings, Miro et moi, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch

€600

Fine Art Drawings, J'ai mal aux yeux, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 60 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€600

Painting, Rebel fluid, Jo Sada

Jo Sada

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€110

Painting, Supernova 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Élégance, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 83 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 32.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,250

Painting, Summer Vibes 8, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 25 x 25 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

€300

Painting, Black Art 5, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Black Art 4, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Black Art 3-1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Black Art 3, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Black Art 1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Embrasement, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 73 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Blues and Reds 12, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Blues and Reds 8, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Blues and Reds 5, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Blue shadows, Juliana Haggoo

Juliana Haggoo

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

€2,400

Painting, The Wall, Juliana Haggoo

Juliana Haggoo

Painting - 100 x 100 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

€2,200

Painting, Feeling flow, Juliana Haggoo

Juliana Haggoo

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

€2,200

Painting, The curve, Juliana Haggoo

Juliana Haggoo

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

€2,300

Painting, Virages, Aloyzas Smilingis

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting - 58 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting - 22.8 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,300

Painting, Summer day 2, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 90 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,250

Painting, Street style, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

€900 €810

Painting, Bulle de street, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,200 €1,044

Painting, Sea life 1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€300

Painting, Alchemy 2, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 100 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,490

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