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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, Abstract R 2508, Alex Senchenko

Abstract R 2508

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 140 x 225 x 0.1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 88.6 x 0 inch

€2,803 €2,242

Painting, Abstract 2455, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2455

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,828 €1,462

Painting, Mindnomind 03, H-Nguyen

Mindnomind 03

H-Nguyen

Painting . 75 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,560

Painting, Abstract 2454, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2454

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,315 €1,852

Painting, Abstract 2453, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2453

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,315 €1,852

Painting, Abstract 2452, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2452

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,315 €1,852

Painting, Abstract 2449, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2449

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,828 €1,462

Painting, Autumn mirrors 2, Nestor Toro

Autumn mirrors 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 1.8 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.7 inch

€1,120

Painting, Abstract 2292, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2292

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,315 €1,852

Painting, Abstract 2283, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2283

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,072 €1,657

Painting, Abstract 2275, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2275

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,072 €1,657

Painting, Abstract 22142, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 22142

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€731 €585

Painting, Megapolis 6, Max Yaskin

Megapolis 6

Max Yaskin

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

€2,750

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, 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, Whispering Skies, Alex Senchenko

Whispering Skies

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 0 inch

€2,742 €2,193

Painting, Mâyâ, Tic

Mâyâ

Tic

Painting . 210 x 160 x 0.1 cm Painting . 82.7 x 63 x 0 inch

€1,950

Painting, Bloomings, Harrison Prignet

Bloomings

Harrison Prignet

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

€2,500

Painting, Abstract R 2415, Alex Senchenko

Abstract R 2415

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 140 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 78.7 x 0 inch

€2,681 €2,145

Painting, Abstract R 2414, Alex Senchenko

Abstract R 2414

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 140 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 78.7 x 0 inch

€2,681 €2,145

Painting, Screens, Laura Newman

Screens

Laura Newman

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

€3,778

Painting, Abstract 2304, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2304

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,925 €2,340

Painting, Abstract 2203, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2203

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,925 €2,340

Painting, Landscape 3, Gina Vor

Landscape 3

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Monocrom 01, H-Nguyen

Monocrom 01

H-Nguyen

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

€1,860

Painting, Ordinary, Nikolaos Schizas

Ordinary

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€6,337

Painting, Driftwood 4, Mr Garcia

Driftwood 4

Mr Garcia

Painting . 81 x 116 x 3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

€700

Painting, Summertime, Lia Van Leeuwen

Summertime

Lia Van Leeuwen

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

€2,200

Painting, Equilibre, Sunny Jim

Equilibre

Sunny Jim

Painting . 19.8 x 46.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 7.8 x 18.4 x 0.1 inch

€800

Painting, Primevere, Aude De Voc

Primevere

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, On purpose, Nikolaos Schizas

On purpose

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

€5,240

Painting, Grand bateau, Âme Sauvage

Grand bateau

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2.4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch

€600

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, Ombres, Âme Sauvage

Ombres

Âme Sauvage

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

€300

Painting, Silence, Nikolaos Schizas

Silence

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,340

Painting, Feeling flow, Juliana Haggoo

Feeling flow

Juliana Haggoo

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

€2,200

Painting, Eclosion, Âme Sauvage

Eclosion

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2.4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch

€600

Painting, Abstract R 2429, Alex Senchenko

Abstract R 2429

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 140 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 78.7 x 0 inch

€2,681 €2,145

Painting, Scaffold, Laura Newman

Scaffold

Laura Newman

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

€3,778

Painting, Pink flow, Nikolaos Schizas

Pink flow

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

€4,874

Painting, Claim 156, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 156

Mark Hellbusch

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

€1,200

Painting, Razor claws, Tiny de Bruin

Razor claws

Tiny de Bruin

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

€1,310

Painting, Portal (pink ) I, Susan L

Portal (pink ) I

Susan L

Painting . 50 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,828