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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, Prussian Blue 16, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 16

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Impact 3, Gina Vor

Impact 3

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Abstract No. 65, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 65

Gina Vor

Painting . 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€800

Painting, Jewelia, Christian Valentine

Jewelia

Christian Valentine

Painting . 101.6 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Painting . 40 x 16 x 2 inch

€633

Painting, Winter, Gina Vor

Winter

Gina Vor

Painting . 78.5 x 59 x 2 cm Painting . 30.9 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

€800

Print, LLambrec, Antoni Tapies

LLambrec

Antoni Tapies

Print . 76 x 56 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 inch

€1,400

Painting, Gemini Pop, Marco Saporiti

Gemini Pop

Marco Saporiti

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

€330

Painting, Abstract No. 63, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 63

Gina Vor

Painting . 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€800

Painting, Hope, Yichao Sun

Hope

Yichao Sun

Painting . 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€800

Painting, Follow the line 1, Gina Vor

Follow the line 1

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Sounds of spring, VeraD

Sounds of spring

VeraD

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

€2,300

Painting, Terra Cotta, Gina Vor

Terra Cotta

Gina Vor

Painting . 95.5 x 95.5 x 2 cm Painting . 37.6 x 37.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Japan, Gina Vor

Japan

Gina Vor

Painting . 95 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Supernova No. 10, Gina Vor

Supernova No. 10

Gina Vor

Painting . 95 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Print, Farandole 4, Hans Hartung

Farandole 4

Hans Hartung

Print . 49 x 74 cm Print . 19.3 x 29.1 inch

€1,500

Painting, Pop Star, Muriel Deumie

Pop Star

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,500

Print, Berlin Suite, Antoni Tapies

Berlin Suite

Antoni Tapies

Print . 55 x 76 x 0.05 cm Print . 21.7 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€1,900

Painting, Sattva 39, Tracey Adams

Sattva 39

Tracey Adams

Painting . 86.36 x 66.04 cm Painting . 34 x 26 inch

€3,135

Painting, Claim 189, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 189

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€650

Painting, Space game, Muriel Deumie

Space game

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 89 x 115 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Painting, Charlie, Marta Zawadzka

Charlie

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 100 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,600

Painting, Blue And Red, Gina Vor

Blue And Red

Gina Vor

Painting . 95 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, April Wish-I, H-Nguyen

April Wish-I

H-Nguyen

Painting . 95 x 95 cm Painting . 37.4 x 37.4 inch

€1,160

Painting, Joy Addiction, Victoria Horkan

Joy Addiction

Victoria Horkan

Painting . 100.1 x 100.1 x 4.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,458

Print, Farandole 2, Hans Hartung

Farandole 2

Hans Hartung

Print . 49 x 74 cm Print . 19.3 x 29.1 inch

€1,500

Painting, Boum 2, Muriel Deumie

Boum 2

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,000 €900

Print, Espiral, Antoni Tapies

Espiral

Antoni Tapies

Print . 63 x 90 cm Print . 24.8 x 35.4 inch

€7,600

Painting, Sattva 40, Tracey Adams

Sattva 40

Tracey Adams

Painting . 86.36 x 66.04 cm Painting . 34 x 26 inch

€3,135

Painting, Underground Spirit, Bonus

Underground Spirit

Bonus

Painting . 110 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€5,500

Painting, Claim 188, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 188

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€650

Painting, Claim 179, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 179

Mark Hellbusch

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

€750

Painting, Edward, Mark Hellbusch

Edward

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,400

Painting, Claim 146, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 146

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 72 x 103 x 3 cm Painting . 28.3 x 40.6 x 1.2 inch

€950

Painting, Dreams, Francesco Martini

Dreams

Francesco Martini

Painting . 84 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 33.1 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€750

Painting, Hope, Eliana Sá

Hope

Eliana Sá

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Scope, Filip Pavlik

Scope

Filip Pavlik

Painting . 42 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 16.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,250

Painting, Sans titre, Yichao Sun

Sans titre

Yichao Sun

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

€1,000

Painting, Inside a Rose, H-Nguyen

Inside a Rose

H-Nguyen

Painting . 95 x 95 cm Painting . 37.4 x 37.4 inch

€1,380

Painting, Charbon, Bald

Charbon

Bald

Painting . 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,070

Painting, Off the Grid, Newel Hunter

Off the Grid

Newel Hunter

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

€1,854

Painting, December IV, H-Nguyen

December IV

H-Nguyen

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

€840

Print, T.A., Antoni Tapies

T.A.

Antoni Tapies

Print . 70.8 x 96.5 cm Print . 27.9 x 38 inch

€3,000

Painting, Guna TT, Tracey Adams

Guna TT

Tracey Adams

Painting . 98 x 66 cm Painting . 38.6 x 26 inch

€3,315

Print, Le Riz, Antoni Tapies

Le Riz

Antoni Tapies

Print . 58.4 x 77.5 cm Print . 23 x 30.5 inch

€4,973