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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, Film Noir, Newel Hunter

Film Noir

Newel Hunter

Painting . 208.3 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 82 x 36 x 0.1 inch

€8,344

Painting, Agape, Margaux Salvador

Agape

Margaux Salvador

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,700

Painting, Prussian Blue 13, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 13

Gina Vor

Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, BlackJack, Cosmos

BlackJack

Cosmos

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

€3,400

Painting, Joy factory!, Marta Zawadzka

Joy factory!

Marta Zawadzka

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

€5,500

Painting, Between Worlds, Ole Hedeager

Between Worlds

Ole Hedeager

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

€1,080

Painting, Reka, Veronika Rokashevich

Reka

Veronika Rokashevich

Painting . 140 x 140 x 1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,500

Painting, Kora, Sébastien Allart

Kora

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

Painting, Winter, Juliana Haggoo

Winter

Juliana Haggoo

Painting . 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, Untitled UT40, Marcel Speet

Untitled UT40

Marcel Speet

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

€1,700

Painting, Sans titre, Apo

Sans titre

Apo

Painting . 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.05 cm Painting . 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch

€1,100

Painting, Emilia, Sébastien Allart

Emilia

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, The orange cube, Max Yaskin

The orange cube

Max Yaskin

Painting . 94 x 94 x 2.5 cm Painting . 37 x 37 x 1 inch

€767

Painting, Abstract 22124, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 22124

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,829 €1,463

Painting, Celebrity 2, Max Yaskin

Celebrity 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€980

Painting, Untitled, Noa Gosley

Untitled

Noa Gosley

Painting . 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,624

Painting, Abstract 2160, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2160

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,316 €1,853

Painting, ENGIS DAYA, Morko

ENGIS DAYA

Morko

Painting . 71 x 118.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 28 x 46.7 x 0 inch

€1,020

Painting, Blume IX, Mark Hellbusch

Blume IX

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,750

Painting, Revolution, Eliana Sá

Revolution

Eliana Sá

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

€1,300

Painting, Blind, Laura Newman

Blind

Laura Newman

Painting . 77 x 56 cm Painting . 30.3 x 22 inch

€4,998

Painting, Abstract 22134, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 22134

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€2,072 €1,658

Painting, The World, Cosmos

The World

Cosmos

Painting . 145 x 113 x 3 cm Painting . 57.1 x 44.5 x 1.2 inch

€4,700

Painting, Untitled, Carlos Velilla

Untitled

Carlos Velilla

Painting . 108 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting . 42.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,900

Painting, Chute libre 8, Muriel Deumie

Chute libre 8

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 90 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€1,100

Painting, The north man, Ole Hedeager

The north man

Ole Hedeager

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

€1,080

Painting, Suspension, Victoria Horkan

Suspension

Victoria Horkan

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

€3,901

Painting, Stripes, Aloyzas Smilingis

Stripes

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 81 x 60 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€3,700

Painting, Rorschach, Bald

Rorschach

Bald

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

€1,100

Painting, Genèse / 82606, John3seven

Genèse / 82606

John3seven

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

€1,800

Painting, Landscape 2, Gina Vor

Landscape 2

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Sans titre, Apo

Sans titre

Apo

Painting . 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.05 cm Painting . 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch

€1,000

Painting, Roseline, Sébastien Allart

Roseline

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€1,900

Painting, Composition (1), Antoni Amat

Composition (1)

Antoni Amat

Painting . 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,700

Painting, Abstract 2109, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2109

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,072 €1,658

Painting, City 4, Yichao Sun

City 4

Yichao Sun

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

€2,500