Definition of GESTURAL

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These festivities of radiant spectacle, with their themed tableaux and gestural high fashion, played out against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis, which claimed Pray Tell’s partner as an early victim. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "Pose Lets In the Light," 12 June 2019 Their irregular dark clay forms echoed Miro’s playful, gestural lines as did stems of ranunculus (some in bud), eucalyptus and white tallow berry gone to seed. — Lindsey Taylor, WSJ, "A Slightly Surreal Floral Arrangement Inspired by Joan Miró," 22 Feb. 2019 Even her most abstract works lack the expansive gestural character of Abstract Expressionism and never completely disconnect from representation. — Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ, "‘Hedda Sterne: Printed Variations’ Review: Elevating the Everyday," 18 Aug. 2018 Elise Ansel reinterprets works by Old Masters, breaking their stories open into passages of pure, gestural color. — Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, "‘Pushing Painting’ presents the medium’s possibilities," 20 June 2018 If the gestural mark making suggests an open and exploratory quality, the paint itself has a weighty nature. — Mike Giuliano, Howard County Times, "Artist gets metaphysical at Columbia Art Center," 6 July 2018 Only two Bournonville excerpts shone with a singularity that revealed the personable warmth and gestural ease long associated with the company’s dancers. — Robert Greskovic, WSJ, "A Mixed Bill With Varied Results," 22 June 2018 The first semiofficial gestural fan language was written by a Spanish man known simply as Fenella. — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, "Why It’s Time to Revisit the Handheld Fan—And Its Secret Language," 24 Apr. 2018 The work is a massive embodiment of roiling gestural energy. — Julia Couzens, sacbee, "A witty and deep showcase of Jewish artists' contributions to California art history | The Sacramento Bee," 6 Apr. 2018

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