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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, Affrontement, Muriel Deumie

Affrontement

Muriel Deumie

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

$402

Painting, Golden sticks, Filip Pavlik

Golden sticks

Filip Pavlik

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

$1,777

Painting, Regatta Red, VeraD

Regatta Red

VeraD

Painting . 89 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,651

Painting, Synctuition Green, VeraD

Synctuition Green

VeraD

Painting . 130 x 215 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 84.6 x 1.2 inch

$11,329

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

$382

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

$748

Print, Collage fun, Muriel Deumie

Collage fun

Muriel Deumie

Print . 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm Print . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$298

Painting, Color Frenzy, VeraD

Color Frenzy

VeraD

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

$5,844

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

$268

Painting, Pomegranate, Kiran Chugani

Pomegranate

Kiran Chugani

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

$298

Painting, Dahlia, Kiran Chugani

Dahlia

Kiran Chugani

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

$298

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

$209

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, 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

Print, L2, Hans Hartung

L2

Hans Hartung

Print . 56 x 75.7 cm Print . 22 x 29.8 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

$2,552

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

$1,014

Painting, What Remains, Ole Hedeager

What Remains

Ole Hedeager

Painting . 100 x 180 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 70.9 x 0 inch

$3,125

Painting, Songe, Gus Artiste

Songe

Gus Artiste

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

$3,816

Painting, Evening, Marta Zawadzka

Evening

Marta Zawadzka

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

$5,605

Painting, View, Stanislav Bojankov

View

Stanislav Bojankov

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

$143

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

$1,431

Painting, Figure, Stanislav Bojankov

Figure

Stanislav Bojankov

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

$2,981

Painting, Rêveuse, Gus Artiste

Rêveuse

Gus Artiste

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

$3,160

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

$1,550

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

$1,312