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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, Winter, Juliana Haggoo

Winter

Juliana Haggoo

Painting . 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, High Water, Newel Hunter

High Water

Newel Hunter

Painting . 45.7 x 61 x 0.8 cm Painting . 18 x 24 x 0.3 inch

€1,710

Painting, Reflection II, H-Nguyen

Reflection II

H-Nguyen

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

€450

Painting, Claim 132, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 132

Mark Hellbusch

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

€790

Painting, Fioritura, Marco Saporiti

Fioritura

Marco Saporiti

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

€250

Painting, A ma zone 2, Muriel Deumie

A ma zone 2

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 40 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€420 €378

Painting, Claim 128, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 128

Mark Hellbusch

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

€750

Painting, Claim 11, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 11

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 81 x 71 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 28 x 0.8 inch

€790

Painting, Splash 45, Mark Hellbusch

Splash 45

Mark Hellbusch

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

€790

Painting, TX4, Marcel Speet

TX4

Marcel Speet

Painting . 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€675

Painting, Lazer Night, Muriel Deumie

Lazer Night

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€690

Painting, Claim 86, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 86

Mark Hellbusch

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

€550

Painting, N° 20.81 Oxygène, Isa-L

N° 20.81 Oxygène

Isa-L

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€5,500

Painting, Outgoing Tide, Newel Hunter

Outgoing Tide

Newel Hunter

Painting . 66 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 20 x 0.1 inch

€2,880

Painting, Splash 46, Mark Hellbusch

Splash 46

Mark Hellbusch

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

€790

Painting, Splash 47, Mark Hellbusch

Splash 47

Mark Hellbusch

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

€790

Painting, Three forms, Filip Pavlik

Three forms

Filip Pavlik

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,490

Painting, catharsis, Muriel Deumie

catharsis

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€700

Painting, Senorita, Muriel Deumie

Senorita

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 50 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€320

Painting, Passage, Muriel Deumie

Passage

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€378

Painting, Attirance, Muriel Deumie

Attirance

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€580

Painting, ADN privé, Muriel Deumie

ADN privé

Muriel Deumie

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

€590 €531

Painting, Picsouland, Muriel Deumie

Picsouland

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 30 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€790

Painting, Collage, Muriel Deumie

Collage

Muriel Deumie

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

€690

Painting, Contre face, Muriel Deumie

Contre face

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,140

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