GESTURAL ABSTRACTION

INTRO

MY DEFINITION- bold expressive applied spontaneity of visceral feelings unpredictable & evolving organically.A physical engagement of energy & emotions in & of the moment processed in a sense of chaotic immediacy

SOME MY GESTURAL ART EXAMPLES -2024/25

A poetic definition

gestural abstraction immediate spontaneous drips blobs from the tube non-formal un-formulated

art informel sans cérémonie an absence of a premeditated structure conception or approach dribbled splashed smeared an emphasis upon the physical process itself

A practical guide:

ARTWORK EXAMPLES as above from summer of 2024

This is how I describe my process-

CUT-OUTS

a couple of 'shaped coloured paper cututs,randomly dropped from a height,(a la Arp)but

were not completely to my taste..so.

.I moved on to my own random/spontaneity style of pure chance.

GESTURES

A.Using a hand held clip board with paper( no greater than A4 ) as an underling work board

upon it used a 6 pack of 'primary paint sticks(no smudging/quick drying,no brush or water for 4+ & upward)

to experiment therewith randomly ,,exploring abstractly with the 6 colours,on smaller sized paper

,not caring if I overlapped etc etc on the underlaying paper.

Often using the 'sticks' & other media tippex,pencils biros...whatever can to hand.

B.Sometimes using using the smaller artwork to rub when wet randomly upon others to create 'spontaneous' effects.

C.Often cutting out shapes therefrom that appeared to me as something animals faces or whatever.

D. also if on one of the underlying pieces of paper( that I had used as a base on my clipboard) appeal to me I keep it as a minimalistic happening.

LINKS

CREATVITY an experiential view https://creativepoetics.blogspot.com/

PHONE ART

This art page complements my page(http://poiema-ichthys.blogspot.com and also lists thereon my poetry/writing blogs) This shows my paintings in the style of some of my favourites artists,well, as I see them!

'if you can copy ,you can create'- Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)eg look at something,attempt a copy and in so doing you will create something unique in your style and thus will 'add value'

Comments on this retrospective maybe made to strandbg@aol.com

Please revisit from time to time as I will be adding to this page from time to time