gestural
adjective
ges·tur·al
ˈjes-chə-rəl 
ˈjesh-
1
: of, relating to, or consisting of gestures
2
: of, relating to, or characterized by vigorous application of paint and expressive brushwork
gestural expressionism
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Each month of the calendar unveils one of Robertson's bespoke works, featuring loose brushwork and collage-like compositions that transform into gestural human figures.
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The staggered arrangement of the structures helps to define the various thematic areas of the exhibition, which begins with Baj’s early gestural abstraction, then his larval anthropomorphic figures and his iconic characters such as the Generals and the Ladies.
—Andrea Onate, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
Rouy’s work is large gestural paintings of bodies in motion or in states of becoming.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
After the tour to support Funeral, the band laid down acoustic versions of the Funeral material, often in one take, feeling out arrangements, reworking the songs in ways no less powerful than the originals, but quieter, more gestural, less anthemic.
—Joe Gross, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The staggered arrangement of the structures helps to define the various thematic areas of the exhibition, which begins with Baj’s early gestural abstraction, then his larval anthropomorphic figures and his iconic characters such as the Generals and the Ladies.
—Andrea Onate, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
Rouy’s work is large gestural paintings of bodies in motion or in states of becoming.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
After the tour to support Funeral, the band laid down acoustic versions of the Funeral material, often in one take, feeling out arrangements, reworking the songs in ways no less powerful than the originals, but quieter, more gestural, less anthemic.
—Joe Gross, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Gestural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gestural. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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