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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, Visions, Nikolaos Schizas

Visions

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 114 x 146 x 1 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.4 inch

€5,469

Painting, Electro, Âme Sauvage

Electro

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.9 inch

€150

Painting, Gravitation 3, Max Yaskin

Gravitation 3

Max Yaskin

Painting . 150 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€850

Painting, Warriors, Âme Sauvage

Warriors

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 20 x 50 x 2.4 cm Painting . 7.9 x 19.7 x 0.9 inch

€200

Painting, Auric flow, Nikolaos Schizas

Auric flow

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Painting, Imagination, Gina Vor

Imagination

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Calculs savants, Âme Sauvage

Calculs savants

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 90 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

€1,050 €945

Painting, Expression 2, Max Yaskin

Expression 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 85 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 33.5 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,800

Painting, Sans titre, Kitty Sabatier

Sans titre

Kitty Sabatier

Painting . 60 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Jack, Mark Hellbusch

Jack

Mark Hellbusch

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

€990

Painting, Esa Noche, Nikolaos Schizas

Esa Noche

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 146 x 114 x 0.1 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 0 inch

€4,922

Painting, Trapeze, Laura Newman

Trapeze

Laura Newman

Painting . 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting . 30 x 22 inch

€3,768

Painting, Boum !, Âme Sauvage

Boum !

Âme Sauvage

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

€300

Painting, N522, Michel Castanet (Mica)

N522

Michel Castanet (Mica)

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

€680

Painting, Comédie, Yichao Sun

Comédie

Yichao Sun

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

€4,000 €3,600

Painting, La boxeuse, Âme Sauvage

La boxeuse

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2.4 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.9 inch

€320

Painting, Poise, Victoria Horkan

Poise

Victoria Horkan

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

€3,646

Painting, Oui et Non, Cosmos

Oui et Non

Cosmos

Painting . 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

€7,400

Painting, Primavera, Nikolaos Schizas

Primavera

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€6,442

Painting, Vortex, Gina Vor

Vortex

Gina Vor

Painting . 180 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 70.9 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Painting, Spring, Francesco Martini

Spring

Francesco Martini

Painting . 140 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Spheres, Laura Newman

Spheres

Laura Newman

Painting . 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting . 30 x 22 inch

€3,768

Painting, Blue orchid, Nikolaos Schizas

Blue orchid

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€2,300

Painting, Monde rouge, Âme Sauvage

Monde rouge

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 40 x 50 x 2.4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.9 inch

€350

Painting, Forest Clearing, Greet Helsen

Forest Clearing

Greet Helsen

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

€1,033

Painting, So easy, Nikolaos Schizas

So easy

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€2,856

Painting, Lumix.0, Muriel Deumie

Lumix.0

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

€1,350

Painting, Like a Prayer, Marta Zawadzka

Like a Prayer

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 200 x 120 x 2.3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 47.2 x 0.9 inch

€6,800

Painting, Golden waterefall, H-Nguyen

Golden waterefall

H-Nguyen

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

€2,980

Painting, Embouchure, Âme Sauvage

Embouchure

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.9 inch

€150

Painting, Melanie, Mark Hellbusch

Melanie

Mark Hellbusch

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

€850

Painting, Frozen city, Max Yaskin

Frozen city

Max Yaskin

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

€1,750

Painting, La pianiste, Âme Sauvage

La pianiste

Âme Sauvage

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

€400

Painting, L'Espoir, Aude De Voc

L'Espoir

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Tagada, Âme Sauvage

Tagada

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.9 inch

€150