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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, Sdo IV, H-Nguyen

Sdo IV

H-Nguyen

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

€450

Painting, Monotype-4, H-Nguyen

Monotype-4

H-Nguyen

Painting . 50 x 65 cm Painting . 19.7 x 25.6 inch

€490

Painting, City, Muriel Deumie

City

Muriel Deumie

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

€690

Painting, Sans titre 4, Arsène Odin

Sans titre 4

Arsène Odin

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

€400

Painting, Peps, Muriel Deumie

Peps

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, Fusion Symphony, H-Nguyen

Fusion Symphony

H-Nguyen

Painting . 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€650

Painting, Fly over, H-Nguyen

Fly over

H-Nguyen

Painting . 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€760

Painting, Deep Blue, Juliana Haggoo

Deep Blue

Juliana Haggoo

Painting . 100 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€1,900

Painting, Automated, Newel Hunter

Automated

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,536

Painting, Fire echoes 2, Nestor Toro

Fire echoes 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,286

Painting, Short Stories, Newel Hunter

Short Stories

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,536

Fine Art Drawings, Gestures, Gina Vor

Gestures

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 55.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€600

Painting, Mira, Michel Castanet (Mica)

Mira

Michel Castanet (Mica)

Painting . 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,160

Painting, Bestia-I, Stanislav Bojankov

Bestia-I

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€750

Painting, Sign No 48, Gina Vor

Sign No 48

Gina Vor

Painting . 39 x 29 x 0.2 cm Painting . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, Sign No 45, Gina Vor

Sign No 45

Gina Vor

Painting . 38 x 28 x 0.2 cm Painting . 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, Sign No 44, Gina Vor

Sign No 44

Gina Vor

Painting . 39 x 29 x 0.2 cm Painting . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, Abstract No 60, Gina Vor

Abstract No 60

Gina Vor

Painting . 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, Abstract No 20, Gina Vor

Abstract No 20

Gina Vor

Painting . 29.5 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting . 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€150

Painting, Bleu III, Yichao Sun

Bleu III

Yichao Sun

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€750

Painting, Petite Lueur, Muriel Deumie

Petite Lueur

Muriel Deumie

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

€450 €396

Painting, Sans titre 11, Yichao Sun

Sans titre 11

Yichao Sun

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

€2,500

Painting, Bleu foncé, Yichao Sun

Bleu foncé

Yichao Sun

Painting . 92 x 76 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

€3,000 €2,700

Fine Art Drawings, Waterfall 1, Gina Vor

Waterfall 1

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Claim 42, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 42

Mark Hellbusch

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

€2,340

Painting, Time Off Buddah, Cosmos

Time Off Buddah

Cosmos

Painting . 150 x 200 x 3.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.4 inch

€12,600

Painting, Intrecci rosa, Marco Saporiti

Intrecci rosa

Marco Saporiti

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€250

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