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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, Earth Calls 3, Gina Vor

Earth Calls 3

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Earth Calls, Gina Vor

Earth Calls

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€150

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, 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

Fine Art Drawings, Sign No. 14, Gina Vor

Sign No. 14

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€200

Fine Art Drawings, Waterfall 1, Gina Vor

Waterfall 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, Eternité, Muriel Deumie

Eternité

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 120 x 39.5 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 15.6 x 1.6 inch

€780 €679

Painting, N° 194 Magie, Isa-L

N° 194 Magie

Isa-L

Painting . 97 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€6,000

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

€4,725

Fine Art Drawings, Brain Power 6, Gina Vor

Brain Power 6

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€200

Fine Art Drawings, Brain Power 3, Gina Vor

Brain Power 3

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Vision 4, Gina Vor

Vision 4

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Brain Power 2, Gina Vor

Brain Power 2

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Brain Power, Gina Vor

Brain Power

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Small Yellow Sign No 5, Gina Vor

Small Yellow Sign No 5

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch

€100

Fine Art Drawings, Small Yellow Sign No 4, Gina Vor

Small Yellow Sign No 4

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch

€100

Fine Art Drawings, Small Yellow Sign No 3, Gina Vor

Small Yellow Sign No 3

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch

€100

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, 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

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

Print, Iago, Charles Lapicque

Iago

Charles Lapicque

Print . 57 x 38 cm Print . 22.4 x 15 inch

€300

Painting, Abondance, Muriel Deumie

Abondance

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€280

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, 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 €4,875

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, 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

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

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

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, 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, Art de rue, Muriel Deumie

Art de rue

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 120 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€540

Painting, Incandescent, Bald

Incandescent

Bald

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€670

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