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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, Yayoi, Gina Vor

Yayoi

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Morning Rain, Marta Zawadzka

Morning Rain

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Print, Untitled, Carlos Velilla

Untitled

Carlos Velilla

Print . 44 x 32 cm Print . 17.3 x 12.6 inch

€260

Painting, Calligraph, Laura Newman

Calligraph

Laura Newman

Painting . 78.7 x 57.2 cm Painting . 31 x 22.5 inch

€3,283

Print, Cordill, Antoni Tapies

Cordill

Antoni Tapies

Print . 78 x 60 cm Print . 30.7 x 23.6 inch

€5,500

Fine Art Drawings, Elle, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Elle

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€500

Painting, Storm, Marta Zawadzka

Storm

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Dream, Gina Vor

Dream

Gina Vor

Painting . 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Painting, Botany by M.Y., Max Yaskin

Botany by M.Y.

Max Yaskin

Painting . 150 x 90 x 1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,390

Painting, Saphia, Sébastien Allart

Saphia

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 150 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€2,500

Painting, Abstract 2335, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2335

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,216

Painting, Abstract 2334, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2334

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,216

Painting, Partir de rien, Muriel Deumie

Partir de rien

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 150 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,190

Painting, Blue Sign 1, Gina Vor

Blue Sign 1

Gina Vor

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Abstract 2554, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2554

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€669

Painting, Abstract 2553, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2553

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€669

Painting, Passion, Gina Vor

Passion

Gina Vor

Painting . 120 x 104 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 40.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Kristina 2, Gina Vor

Kristina 2

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Abstract No. 65, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 65

Gina Vor

Painting . 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€800

Painting, Winter, Gina Vor

Winter

Gina Vor

Painting . 78.5 x 59 x 2 cm Painting . 30.9 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

€800

Painting, Vanaissance, Muriel Deumie

Vanaissance

Muriel Deumie

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

€590

Painting, Flower V, Mark Hellbusch

Flower V

Mark Hellbusch

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

€1,490

Painting, Impact 4, Gina Vor

Impact 4

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Prussian Blue 16, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 16

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Euphoria, Gina Vor

Euphoria

Gina Vor

Painting . 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Painting, Impact 3, Gina Vor

Impact 3

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Undaunted, Newel Hunter

Undaunted

Newel Hunter

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch

€1,672

Painting, Victoria, Gina Vor

Victoria

Gina Vor

Painting . 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,500