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Article: Improvisation and Uncontrolled Creativity in Gestural Abstraction

Improvisation and Uncontrolled Creativity in Gestural Abstraction

Improvisation and Uncontrolled Creativity in Gestural Abstraction

When we say that a work of art is gestural, what do we mean? A gesture is a signal; a sign; a movement of the body. Gesture is one of the aspects of a painting that tells us about the painter. We see the brush marks on the surface and we trace the path the painter’s body must have taken; we imagine the feeling of the movement; it helps us connect to the work. Whether tight and controlled, or flowing and free, gesture communicates something about mood, intention, and energy. Gesture is natural—it binds human forms and motions with the forms and motions of plants, waves, animals, and the elements.

Painters like Jill Moser, Margaret Neill and Jaanika Peerna convey energy and fluidity through gesture. Brenda Zappitell and Ellen Priest evoke music through gesture. Holly Miller demonstrates measure and stability through the intentional gesture of her lines. Elizabeth Gourlay and Clay Johnson show us the passage of time and the power of addition and subtraction through the repetitive gestures of layering and reduction.

FlutterFlutter
Anya Spielman
Flutter
Painting
104.2 X 73.7 X 0.0 cm 41.0 X 29.0 X 0.0 inch Sale price£5,750.00
Red SwashRed Swash
Anne Russinof
Red Swash
Painting
51.0 X 41.0 X 0.0 cm 20.1 X 16.1 X 0.0 inch Sale price£2,100.00
Ohne TitelOhne Titel
Greet Helsen
Ohne Titel
Painting
65.0 X 65.0 X 0.0 cm 25.6 X 25.6 X 0.0 inch

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Covers 13 - Blue BlackCovers 13 - Blue Black
Joanne Freeman
Covers 13 - Blue Black
Painting
33.0 X 33.0 X 0.0 cm 13.0 X 13.0 X 0.0 inch Sale price£1,350.00
ArticulationsArticulations
Xanda McCagg
Articulations
Painting
152.4 X 127.0 X 0.0 cm 60.0 X 50.0 X 0.0 inch

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DiagramDiagram
Laura Newman
Diagram
Painting
76.2 X 55.9 X 0.0 cm 30.0 X 22.0 X 0.0 inch Sale price£2,700.00
Riprap 2Riprap 2
Margaret Neill
Riprap 2
Drawing
127.0 X 96.5 X 0.0 cm 50.0 X 38.0 X 0.0 inch Sale price£2,700.00
Fling 3Fling 3
Jessica Snow
Fling 3
Painting
36.9 X 25.4 X 0.0 cm 14.5 X 10.0 X 0.0 inch

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Fragments of Poetry and Silence No. 39Fragments of Poetry and Silence No. 39
Yari Ostovany
Fragments of Poetry and Silence No. 39
Painting
76.0 X 102.0 X 0.0 cm 29.9 X 40.2 X 0.0 inch Sale price£3,400.00
Screech of Ice Series 43Screech of Ice Series 43
Jaanika Peerna
Screech of Ice Series 43
Drawing
28.0 X 22.0 X 0.0 cm 11.0 X 8.7 X 0.0 inch Sale price£950.00
Bulge 24Bulge 24
Holly Miller
Bulge 24
Painting
91.5 X 91.5 X 0.0 cm 36.0 X 36.0 X 0.0 inch Sale price£4,300.00

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