The phrase "gestural quality" refers to the way someone uses their body and movements to convey a certain message or meaning. It is about the expressive and communicative aspects of physical gestures. Full definition
The strong gestural quality of the metal beams recalls the work of action painters such as Franz Kline, whom Henry cites as a major influence and whose work is represented in the Museum's collection. (chrysler.org)
The strong gestural quality of the metal beams recalls the work of action painters such as Franz Kline, whom Henry cites as a major influence. (museumpublicity.com)
The images, lucid and confrontational, exude an almost gestural quality as they cut from interior and exterior spaces, with Yorke waltzing in a sleep - like torpor toward a hole — or spacious studio igloo? (slantmagazine.com)