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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, Holy Pools, Victoria Horkan

Holy Pools

Victoria Horkan

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

€4,344

Painting, Claim 12, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 12

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 70 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€900

Painting, NV, Chrystele Ferron (Nasca)

NV

Chrystele Ferron (Nasca)

Painting . 90 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€860

Painting, NIX, Chrystele Ferron (Nasca)

NIX

Chrystele Ferron (Nasca)

Painting . 53 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 20.9 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,110

Painting, A Ciel Ouvert, Muriel Deumie

A Ciel Ouvert

Muriel Deumie

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

€600

Painting, Etincelle, Muriel Deumie

Etincelle

Muriel Deumie

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

€750

Painting, The orange cube, Max Yaskin

The orange cube

Max Yaskin

Painting . 94 x 94 x 2.5 cm Painting . 37 x 37 x 1 inch

€765

Painting, Nude Diptych, Gina Vor

Nude Diptych

Gina Vor

Painting . 38 x 56 x 0.2 cm Painting . 15 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€300

Painting, Abstract Twins, Gina Vor

Abstract Twins

Gina Vor

Painting . 38 x 56 x 0.2 cm Painting . 15 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€300

Painting, Rain, Gina Vor

Rain

Gina Vor

Painting . 39 x 58 x 0.2 cm Painting . 15.4 x 22.8 x 0.1 inch

€300

Fine Art Drawings, Meditation, Gina Vor

Meditation

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

Fine Art Drawings, Not there 2, Gina Vor

Not there 2

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€550

Fine Art Drawings, Not There 1, Gina Vor

Not There 1

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€550

Painting, Contempor'in 2, Muriel Deumie

Contempor'in 2

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,000

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, Automated, Newel Hunter

Automated

Newel Hunter

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

€1,530

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

€2,277

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

€1,530

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, 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, 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, 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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