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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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Fine Art Drawings, Bio mass, Gina Vor

Bio mass

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€350

Painting, Summer time, Marco Saporiti

Summer time

Marco Saporiti

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

€250

Painting, Fleur bleu, Muriel Deumie

Fleur bleu

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 90 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€670 €603

Painting, Second Opinion, Newel Hunter

Second Opinion

Newel Hunter

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€4,005

Painting, Soft & Slow, Newel Hunter

Soft & Slow

Newel Hunter

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch

€4,769

Painting, N° 20.83 Oxygène, Isa-L

N° 20.83 Oxygène

Isa-L

Painting . 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€6,000

Painting, Splash 43, Mark Hellbusch

Splash 43

Mark Hellbusch

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

€790

Painting, TX5, Marcel Speet

TX5

Marcel Speet

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

€675

Painting, Silencieuse, Muriel Deumie

Silencieuse

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 60 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€650

Painting, Libération, Muriel Deumie

Libération

Muriel Deumie

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

€740

Painting, 70.57 C'est écrit, Isa-L

70.57 C'est écrit

Isa-L

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

€6,500

Fine Art Drawings, Mask, Stanislav Bojankov

Mask

Stanislav Bojankov

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€500

Painting, Sillage, Muriel Deumie

Sillage

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 81 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 31.9 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€420

Painting, Gromosaint, Muriel Deumie

Gromosaint

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 73 x 63 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 24.8 x 1.2 inch

€350 €315

Fine Art Drawings, Maria, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Maria

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

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

€850

Painting, Grandes lignes, Muriel Deumie

Grandes lignes

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 100 x 72.5 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.5 x 0.8 inch

€740 €666

Fine Art Drawings, Burnout, Stanislav Bojankov

Burnout

Stanislav Bojankov

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€300

Painting, Helicoco HC5, Marcel Speet

Helicoco HC5

Marcel Speet

Painting . 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€765

Painting, Ligne dorée, Filip Pavlik

Ligne dorée

Filip Pavlik

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

€1,450

Fine Art Drawings, Eva -III, Stanislav Bojankov

Eva -III

Stanislav Bojankov

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€300

Fine Art Drawings, Styx, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Styx

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€950

Painting, Hasard, Muriel Deumie

Hasard

Muriel Deumie

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

€450 €405

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

J'ai mal aux yeux

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, Golden sticks, Filip Pavlik

Golden sticks

Filip Pavlik

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

€1,490

Painting, Neon III, Paulo Gnecco

Neon III

Paulo Gnecco

Painting . 60 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€627

Photography, Insitu, Muriel Deumie

Insitu

Muriel Deumie

Photography . 30 x 63 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch

€280

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