Joey Korom Mixed Media
Joey Korom was born in Milwaukee in the summer of 1955. He is an Abstract Expressionist painter who has been a practicing artist for 50 years. Korom went on to earn a bachelor of science degree in 1989 from the School of Architecture, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and in 1992, he obtained a master of architecture degree. He experiments with media, colors and textures to produce purely optical artwork, that is, artwork meant to engage the viewer, visually and emotionally, without employing any associations outside of the work itself. Korom is passionate about this expressive type of abstraction, an artistic mode that escapes the rules of perspective and realism. His educational and professional background is in architecture, which he considers to be the father of all arts. The use of line, shape and proportion in Korom’s work is visibly influenced by his experience as an architect, but he seeks to avoid the rigidity involved in architectural draftsmanship. He focuses instead on underlying structure, seductive color and loose brushwork. Korom sees his style as a personal liberation from the demands of architectural drawing and yet, he’s never lost the disciplines he was taught.
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Various materials and textures create depth in this modern abstract composition. Fabric, impasto, and corrugated cardboard form a layered, tactile surface. Co...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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The collage incorporates yellowed book pages, fabric, and cotton with layered pastel acrylic paint. The blend of soft colors, simple shapes, and found objects c...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Urban shadows and jumbled street scenes inspire this painting, capturing the energy of Dearborn Street in Chicago’s Loop. With a limited color palette, dark...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Joey Korom creates a collaged abstract with elements of cardboard and fabric. He slathers the paint like butter onto the canvas to create a thick impas...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Muted pastel tones and textured layers create a soothing abstract composition. Book pages, a barcode, and a music sheet add nostalgia and character. This visu...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Joey Korom expresses a vision of medieval sport in this mixed-media composition. He attaches strips of cloth to the canvas representing elements of jou...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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"As this title suggests there is a contest being waged here; propriety, sobriety, and chance have their respective roles to play," says artist Joey Korom. "Ca...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Joey Korom offers this work as an interpretation of Earth’s landscape from a sky-high vantage point. Joey's use of a subtle color palette works in tand...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Joey Korom utilizes different media to create this compelling abstract collage. Joey carefully layers his materials with mindfulness of proportions, mathematics, and with adept handling of colors and textures. He used five types of cardboard, paper, fabric, sandpaper, the inclusion of antique sheet music...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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"Ideas are rife with this collage and acrylic composition," says artist Joey Korom. "Its intentionally rough surface features the addition of paper, cardboar...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Joey Korom Mixed Media
Resin, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Joey Korom Mixed Media
Wood, Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Joey Korom Mixed Media
Wood, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Joey Korom Mixed Media
Resin, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Joey Korom Mixed Media
Wood, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Joey Korom Mixed Media
Resin, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Joey Korom Mixed Media
Wood, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Joey Korom Mixed Media
Resin, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Joey Korom Mixed Media
Resin, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Joey Korom Mixed Media
Thread, Wood, Mixed Media, Panel
2010s Abstract Joey Korom Mixed Media
Wood, Mixed Media
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An abstract expressionist painting in large color blocks of beige, black and white. Hints of green squeeze from the edges of the work and provide a strong, a...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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;Abstract Painting 22; is an important and delicate work featuring a loose interpretation, indeed a serendipity of color fields, forms, and lines. Subtlety is ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Mixed Media
Mixed Media
