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, Gouttes d'eau, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

$975

Painting, Childhood, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 160 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,632

Painting, No rules, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 55 x 55 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,405

Painting, Forever, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$975

Painting, Suspension, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

$975 $858

Painting, Lumenis 43, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 61 x 61 cm Painting - 24 x 24 inch

$3,820

Painting, Splash 44, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

$719

Painting, LE Brouillon, Aude De Voc

Aude De Voc

Painting - 100 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,925

Painting, Frames, Laura Newman

Laura Newman

Painting - 56 x 38 cm Painting - 22 x 15 inch

$3,537

Painting, Sky symphony 1, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$829

Painting, Silhi, Eric Robin

Eric Robin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,011

Painting, Plaisir, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,047

Painting, Composition, Antoni Amat

Antoni Amat

Painting - 75 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 29.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,585

Painting, Sans titre 14, Arsène Odin

Arsène Odin

Painting - 40 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$975

Painting, NotWithstanding, Kris Haas

Kris Haas

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.8 inch

$1,015

Painting, Feeling flow, Juliana Haggoo

Juliana Haggoo

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

$2,682

Painting, Lavender, Marco Saporiti

Marco Saporiti

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

$305

Painting, Sans titre, Pasturo

Pasturo

Painting - 115 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 45.3 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$3,047

Painting, Give Me five, Cosmos

Cosmos

Painting - 145 x 113 x 3 cm Painting - 57.1 x 44.5 x 1.2 inch

$5,729

Painting, Stripes, Aloyzas Smilingis

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting - 81 x 60 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$4,510

Painting, Shadow, Darlene Watson

Darlene Watson

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

$17,989

Painting, Japon Times, Bald

Bald

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,925

Painting, Mobile Cosmos, Jo Sada

Jo Sada

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

$134

Painting, High & Dry, Newel Hunter

Newel Hunter

Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 0.2 inch

$1,700

Painting, Chaoscopy, Tic

Tic

Painting - 150 x 210 x 0.1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 82.7 x 0 inch

$1,585

Painting, Soulages, Rafael Sliks

Rafael Sliks

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

$7,923

Painting, Ps 23, John3seven

John3seven

Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

$524

Painting, Splash, Mahabbeh Mowakket

Mahabbeh Mowakket

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$3,596

Painting, Dive in Pi, VeraD

VeraD

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,194

Painting, Connections, Caroline Vis

Caroline Vis

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

$4,632

Painting, Expansion, Eliana Sá

Eliana Sá

Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,585

Painting, TX5, Marcel Speet

TX5

Marcel Speet

Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$823

Painting, La plaza, Eusebio Lopez

Eusebio Lopez

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$926

Painting, Ahmar, Said Ouarzaz

Said Ouarzaz

Painting - 36 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 14.2 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$963

Painting, YEN DHELL, Morko

Morko

Painting - 110 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,243

Painting, Artefact, Allias

Allias

Painting - 72 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.3 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$731

Painting, Orangeade, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

$975

Painting, Le grand final, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$1,463

Painting, Art water, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$1,463

Painting, Danse infinie, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

$975

Painting, Package, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

$975

Painting, Le mental, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

$975

Painting, Liquide, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 65 x 92 x 2.4 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.9 inch

$914

Painting, Flux solaire, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2.4 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.9 inch

$975

Painting, Victoria, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

$841 $757

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