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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, Still life, Stanislav Bojankov

Still life

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 45 x 35 x 0.5 cm Painting . 17.7 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch

€600 €540

Painting, Intrecci rosa, Marco Saporiti

Intrecci rosa

Marco Saporiti

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€250

Painting, Sea life 1, Gina Vor

Sea life 1

Gina Vor

Painting . 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€300

Painting, Bestia-I, Stanislav Bojankov

Bestia-I

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€750 €675

Painting, Supernova 8, Gina Vor

Supernova 8

Gina Vor

Painting . 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€400

Painting, Heart-XXVII, Stanislav Bojankov

Heart-XXVII

Stanislav Bojankov

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

€650 €585

Painting, Sign No 43, Gina Vor

Sign No 43

Gina Vor

Painting . 38 x 28 x 0.2 cm Painting . 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, Claim 131, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 131

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 120 x 130 x 1.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 51.2 x 0.6 inch

€2,340

Painting, RE 17, Mark Hellbusch

RE 17

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 140 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.6 inch

€2,400

Painting, Claim 42, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 42

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 130 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch

€2,340

Painting, Aqua 4, Gina Vor

Aqua 4

Gina Vor

Painting . 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€400

Painting, Pink Loafers, Gina Vor

Pink Loafers

Gina Vor

Painting . 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€400

Painting, Green Ballerinas, Gina Vor

Green Ballerinas

Gina Vor

Painting . 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€400

Painting, Mainliner, Newel Hunter

Mainliner

Newel Hunter

Painting . 91.4 x 218.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 36 x 86 x 0.1 inch

€8,246

Painting, Fire echoes 2, Nestor Toro

Fire echoes 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,255

Painting, Re 29, Mark Hellbusch

Re 29

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€490

Painting, Re 30, Mark Hellbusch

Re 30

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€490

Painting, Re 31, Mark Hellbusch

Re 31

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€490

Painting, Sunny sea-I, Stanislav Bojankov

Sunny sea-I

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€250 €225

Painting, Abstract No. 76, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 76

Gina Vor

Painting . 29 x 20.2 x 0.2 cm Painting . 11.4 x 8 x 0.1 inch

€150

Painting, Automated, Newel Hunter

Automated

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,515

Painting, Short Stories, Newel Hunter

Short Stories

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,515