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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, Landscape, Stanislav Bojankov

Landscape

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 41 x 51 x 0.5 cm Painting . 16.1 x 20.1 x 0.2 inch

€1,000

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, 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, Blue Abstract No. 5, Gina Vor

Blue Abstract No. 5

Gina Vor

Painting . 90 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

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, Five marks, Laura Newman

Five marks

Laura Newman

Painting . 35.6 x 45.8 cm Painting . 14 x 18 inch

€2,552

Painting, Pop Star, Muriel Deumie

Pop Star

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, Kiss me, Sébastien Allart

Kiss me

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€3,200

Painting, Cascades, Gina Vor

Cascades

Gina Vor

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

€1,800

Painting, Aqua 6, Gina Vor

Aqua 6

Gina Vor

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

€1,800

Painting, Jungle Birds, Tic

Jungle Birds

Tic

Painting . 150 x 210 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 82.7 x 0 inch

€1,500

Painting, Love 5, Isabelle Pelletane

Love 5

Isabelle Pelletane

Painting . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€750

Painting, Claim 157, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 157

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 90 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€1,320

Painting, Rien à dire, Muriel Deumie

Rien à dire

Muriel Deumie

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

€900 €765

Painting, Space game, Muriel Deumie

Space game

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 89 x 115 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Painting, N° 21.34 Energie, Isa-L

N° 21.34 Energie

Isa-L

Painting . 100 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Painting, Today, Francesco Martini

Today

Francesco Martini

Painting . 195 x 85 x 1 cm Painting . 76.8 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch

€2,500

Painting, Katrina, Aude De Voc

Katrina

Aude De Voc

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,500

Painting, Confrontation 3, Max Yaskin

Confrontation 3

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 199.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 37.4 x 78.7 x 1 inch

€1,131

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, Storm, Bald

Storm

Bald

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Painting, Thruster,, Newel Hunter

Thruster,

Newel Hunter

Painting . 50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting . 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch

€2,127

Painting, Rhythm, Gina Vor

Rhythm

Gina Vor

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

€1,500

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

Painting, Abstract No. 63, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 63

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Follow the line 1, Gina Vor

Follow the line 1

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Terra Cotta, Gina Vor

Terra Cotta

Gina Vor

Painting . 95.5 x 95.5 x 2 cm Painting . 37.6 x 37.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Japan, Gina Vor

Japan

Gina Vor

Painting . 95 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Supernova No. 10, Gina Vor

Supernova No. 10

Gina Vor

Painting . 95 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Space, Gina Vor

Space

Gina Vor

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

€1,500

Painting, Abundance, Marta Zawadzka

Abundance

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 130 x 180 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

€6,600

Painting, Gemini Pop, Marco Saporiti

Gemini Pop

Marco Saporiti

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

€330

Painting, Les Nuages, Sophie Mangelsen

Les Nuages

Sophie Mangelsen

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

€680

Painting, Phantasy, Aloyzas Smilingis

Phantasy

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 130 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€7,500

Painting, Alchemy 3, Max Yaskin

Alchemy 3

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,580 €1,422

Painting, Mindfulness, Gina Vor

Mindfulness

Gina Vor

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

€1,500

Painting, Here and There, Kerry Horne

Here and There

Kerry Horne

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1 inch

€4,900

Painting, Scope, Filip Pavlik

Scope

Filip Pavlik

Painting . 42 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 16.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,250

Painting, Impact 2, Gina Vor

Impact 2

Gina Vor

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

€1,500

Painting, Blue And Red, Gina Vor

Blue And Red

Gina Vor

Painting . 95 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Serene sky, Sophie Mangelsen

Serene sky

Sophie Mangelsen

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

€690

Painting, Fish, Stanislav Bojankov

Fish

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Painting, Joy Addiction, Victoria Horkan

Joy Addiction

Victoria Horkan

Painting . 100.1 x 100.1 x 4.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,461

Painting, Fusion, Bald

Fusion

Bald

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Painting, Off the Grid, Newel Hunter

Off the Grid

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,855