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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, Claim 163, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 163

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,560

Painting, Source, Aloyzas Smilingis

Source

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 39 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.4 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€898

Painting, Involvement, Nikolaos Schizas

Involvement

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€6,381

Painting, Hana, Nikolaos Schizas

Hana

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€6,624

Painting, La libelula, Nikolaos Schizas

La libelula

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 114 x 146 x 2.3 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.9 inch

€4,375

Painting, Tango, Laura Newman

Tango

Laura Newman

Painting . 76.2 x 55.8 cm Painting . 30 x 22 inch

€3,525

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, Travelers, Newel Hunter

Travelers

Newel Hunter

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 1.5 inch

€1,629

Painting, Blue II, Paulo Gnecco

Blue II

Paulo Gnecco

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

€815

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, Gabylla, Sébastien Allart

Gabylla

Sébastien Allart

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

€3,200

Painting, Avatar, Max Yaskin

Avatar

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100.1 x 149.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59 x 1 inch

€1,493

Painting, Calligraph, Laura Newman

Calligraph

Laura Newman

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

€3,282

Painting, Claim 161, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 161

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,560

Painting, Pixels, Tic

Pixels

Tic

Painting . 140 x 140 x 0.1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 0 inch

€1,800

Painting, Shadow, Darlene Watson

Shadow

Darlene Watson

Painting . 203.2 x 292.1 x 5.1 cm Painting . 80 x 115 x 2 inch

€16,282

Painting, Tiny De Bruin, Tiny de Bruin

Tiny De Bruin

Tiny de Bruin

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

€1,310 €1,048

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, Sans titre, Yichao Sun

Sans titre

Yichao Sun

Painting . 50 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,000

Painting, Intuition, Muriel Deumie

Intuition

Muriel Deumie

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

€890

Painting, Keltic 2, Max Yaskin

Keltic 2

Max Yaskin

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

€1,380

Painting, Mer Agitée, Aude De Voc

Mer Agitée

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, The Wall, Juliana Haggoo

The Wall

Juliana Haggoo

Painting . 100 x 100 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 inch

€2,200