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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, Dual Bloom, Kiran Chugani

Dual Bloom

Kiran Chugani

Painting . 20 x 20 x 6 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 2.4 inch

€320

Painting, Neon III, Paulo Gnecco

Neon III

Paulo Gnecco

Painting . 60 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€627

Painting, Color Frenzy, VeraD

Color Frenzy

VeraD

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

€4,900

Painting, Talina, Sébastien Allart

Talina

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 60 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Voile au Vent 3, VeraD

Voile au Vent 3

VeraD

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€225

Painting, Orange Flower, Kiran Chugani

Orange Flower

Kiran Chugani

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€250

Painting, Pomegranate, Kiran Chugani

Pomegranate

Kiran Chugani

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€250

Painting, Dahlia, Kiran Chugani

Dahlia

Kiran Chugani

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€250

Painting, Sex Party 10, VeraD

Sex Party 10

VeraD

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€175

Print, L2, Hans Hartung

L2

Hans Hartung

Print . 56 x 75.7 cm Print . 22 x 29.8 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Naïri, Sébastien Allart

Naïri

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 150 x 45 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Madina, Sébastien Allart

Madina

Sébastien Allart

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

Price upon request

Painting, Paradoxe, Gus Artiste

Paradoxe

Gus Artiste

Painting . 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,140

Print, Sans-titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans-titre

Antoni Tapies

Print . 35.2 x 25.2 x 0.1 cm Print . 13.9 x 9.9 x 0 inch

€850

Painting, But why not, Nikolaos Schizas

But why not

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€5,471

Painting, The rise of us, Ole Hedeager

The rise of us

Ole Hedeager

Painting . 90 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€2,080

Painting, Evening, Marta Zawadzka

Evening

Marta Zawadzka

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

€4,700

Painting, Songe, Gus Artiste

Songe

Gus Artiste

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

€3,200

Painting, The Rise of man, Ole Hedeager

The Rise of man

Ole Hedeager

Painting . 150 x 170 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 66.9 x 0 inch

€3,530

Painting, Figure-I, Stanislav Bojankov

Figure-I

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 110 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Figure, Stanislav Bojankov

Figure

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Cache cache, Muriel Deumie

Cache cache

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 73 x 183 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 72 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Rêveuse, Gus Artiste

Rêveuse

Gus Artiste

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,650

Painting, Figure-III, Stanislav Bojankov

Figure-III

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,000 €1,200

Painting, La pride, Muriel Deumie

La pride

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,300 €1,170

Print, Nude study, Kitty Sabatier

Nude study

Kitty Sabatier

Print . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€190

Painting, Figure-II, Stanislav Bojankov

Figure-II

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,200 €1,210

Painting, Woman, Aloyzas Smilingis

Woman

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 49 x 39 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,100

Painting, View, Stanislav Bojankov

View

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 29 x 19 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.4 x 7.5 x 0 inch

€120