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, Abstract 2534, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,798 €1,618

Painting, Abstract 2531, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 122 x 91 x 2 cm Painting - 48 x 35.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,558 €1,402

Painting, Abstract 2530, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,438 €1,294

Painting, Abstract 2528, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,438

Painting, Abstract 2527, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,438

Painting, Abstract 2526, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,438

Painting, Abstract 2524, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

€1,798 €1,618

Painting, Lemonade, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€690

Painting, Kilauea, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

€690

Painting, Lola, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€690

Painting, Un vent fort, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€1,200

Painting, Fleurs d'amour, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€1,100

Painting, Abstract 1269, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 160 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,876 €2,588

Painting, Eternity, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€1,378

Painting, Street art, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 73 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€950 €855

Painting, Profondeur, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

€1,000 €850

Painting, Graffitis, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.9 inch

€950

Painting, Soul of Tree, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

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

€1,550

Painting, Volver, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 130 x 97 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0 inch

€3,895

Painting, So easy, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,816

Painting, Artichoke, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€990

Painting, New Born, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,500

Painting, Doc Holliday, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,300

Painting, Childhood, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 160 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,800

Painting, Terracota, Aude De Voc

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Impact 4, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Naissance, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€1,800

Painting, Water dynamic, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€1,000

Painting, Primavera, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 150 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0 inch

€6,351

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