Below is a glossary article post in the category G which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Gestural based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Gestural
So, what is actually meant by Gestural?
Gestural is a term used to describe the application of paint in free sweeping movements with a brush.
Explanation of Gestural
The term initially began to be used to describe the painting of abstract expressionist artists Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Robert Motherwell, Hans Hofmann and others (also referred to as action painters). In the case of pollock, brush may dry, or stick, dipped in the paint and left on the canvas. He also poured directly from the can. The idea is that the artist will physically portray his inner impulses, and that something from emotions or the state of his mind will be read by viewers in the resulting paint sign. De Kooning wrote: “I paint this way because I can continue to put more things into it – drama, anger, pain, love – through your eyes again it becomes emotional or ideas.”
This painting approach has origin in expressionism and automaticism (especially Joan Miró’s paintings). In its history in 1970, abstract expressionism, Irvine Sandler distinguishes two branches of movement, ‘painter movement’ and painter ‘color field’.
The term gestural has been applied to whatever paintings are done in this way.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix G, as well as terms associated with G.
Meaning of Gestural in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Gestural.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Gestural (Indonesian), Gestural (Java), and Gestal in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Gestural.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Gestural.
Hopefully this article post that we have shared can be useful and can broaden our insight and literacy, especially in Art.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix G. This article wasupdated in Nov of 2024.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=gestural
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=gestural
- View example images of gestural through Google here
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