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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, Thaw 3, Jaanika Peerna

Thaw 3

Jaanika Peerna

Fine Art Drawings . 134.6 x 91.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 53 x 36 inch

€7,661

Painting, Ahmed, Mark Hellbusch

Ahmed

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€390

Fine Art Drawings, Waterfall 2, Gina Vor

Waterfall 2

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, Fortnight.0323, Kris Haas

Fortnight.0323

Kris Haas

Painting . 35.6 x 27.9 x 1.5 cm Painting . 14 x 11 x 0.6 inch

€316

Fine Art Drawings, Physics, Gina Vor

Physics

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 28.5 x 20.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.2 x 8.1 x 0.1 inch

€100

Fine Art Drawings, Line 6, Gina Vor

Line 6

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 29.5 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.6 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch

€100

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

Print, Sans titre, Hans Hartung

Sans titre

Hans Hartung

Print . 42.4 x 31.7 cm Print . 16.7 x 12.5 inch

€4,800

Painting, Wei, Mark Hellbusch

Wei

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€390

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, Serene, Margaux Salvador

Serene

Margaux Salvador

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

€1,100

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, Many hours ahead, Nestor Toro

Many hours ahead

Nestor Toro

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 1.8 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 0.7 inch

€3,615

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, 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

€4,790

Fine Art Drawings, Good Night 2, Gina Vor

Good Night 2

Gina Vor

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

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Where are you? 1, Gina Vor

Where are you? 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 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, Marsfeld LI, Mark Hellbusch

Marsfeld LI

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 30 x 24 x 1.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch

€390

Painting, Marsfeld L, Mark Hellbusch

Marsfeld L

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€490

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

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

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, Stanislav Bojankov

Portrait

Stanislav Bojankov

Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.1 x 6.3 x 0 inch

€180

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, Stanislav Bojankov

Portrait

Stanislav Bojankov

Fine Art Drawings . 33 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13 x 10.2 x 0 inch

€100

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, Stanislav Bojankov

Portrait

Stanislav Bojankov

Fine Art Drawings . 28 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€180

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, 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, Marsfeld CXX, Mark Hellbusch

Marsfeld CXX

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 30 x 24 x 1.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch

€390

Painting, Marsfeld CLI, Mark Hellbusch

Marsfeld CLI

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 30 x 24 x 1.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch

€390

Painting, Marsfeld CXI, Mark Hellbusch

Marsfeld CXI

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 30 x 24 x 1.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch

€390

Painting, Marsfeld XCI, Mark Hellbusch

Marsfeld XCI

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 30 x 24 x 1.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch

€390