Joey Korom Paintings
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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Artist Joey Korom expresses a modern abstraction of the changing colors of October. The yellow-orange field suggests autumn, specifically the middle period of...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Paintings
Acrylic
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Joey Korom manifests an abstract vision of autumn in this dominantly pastel work. He executes the piece with two main colors, light blue, and sand. Prominent ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Paintings
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A joyful piece based upon uplifting colors and their compositions expressed by artist Joey Korom. He suggests a cheerful spring, shown through fields of flowe...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Paintings
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Artist Joey Korom paints an abstract visualization of London's Russell Square. Three registers define the painting's major spati...
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Artist Joey Korom paints a green abstract composition. He combines unconventional shapes to give the work multiple layers. "Subtle collisions suggest parts of...
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An abstract expressionist painting in vibrant swaths of blue and purple over a soft yellow ground. Artist Joey Korom says he envisioned a sort of competition ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Paintings
Acrylic
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Mirage is a serious and contemplative painting. This work can be considered a contemplative piece, a sedate and personal work executed in the best tradition o...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Paintings
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"Summer skies are often in tumult, turning and writhing clouds cut with bolts of hot streaks," says artist Joey Korom. "This painting echoes these conditions ...
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"The exchanging of information is abstracted with Conversations," states artist Joey Korom. "The painting of course is silent, yet this art conveys much to th...
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"A boat race is recorded here with colors and shapes," states artist Joey Korom. "Speedy boat movements glide across open waters where fields of various blue ...
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A modern abstract painting in cool blocks of blues and grays vibrating with brilliant red and pastel yellow. "Like its Manhattan namesake, 'Bleecker Street...
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Artist Joey Korom envisions an abstract version of a stove. "With paintings, temperatures are conveyed by various colors, a time-tested artistic device," says...
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An abstraction of the ship Lady Anne meanders adrift lost at sea in artist Joey Korom's abstract piece. Black, gray, and pale-yellow ...
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"London’s celebrated public park, Trafalgar Square, faces the National Gallery," says artist Joey Korom. "Trafalgar is the hom...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Paintings
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Inspired by the forms and colors of a rural diner, artist Joey Korom expresses an abstract embodiment of a drive-in restaurant along the highway. "Placards ad...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Paintings
Acrylic
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An abstract expressionist painting with a strong visual statement. "The 'badge' contributes much as a primary color and it relegates all others to preordaine...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Paintings
Acrylic
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Joey created this painting as a modernist interpretation of the Jardin des Tuileries in central Paris, bordered by the Ri...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Joey Korom Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Joey Korom Paintings
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Joey Korom Paintings
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Joey Korom Paintings
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Joey Korom Paintings
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Joey Korom Paintings
House Paint, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Oil Pastel, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Joey Korom Paintings
Glaze, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil
Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Joey Korom Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Paintings
Oil Crayon, Dye, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
Nicholas Evans"Wraiths Petals" (abstract, dark, floral, landscape, black, pink, green, canvas), 2024
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Joey Korom Paintings
Oil Pastel, Wax Crayon, House Paint, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Joey Korom Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor
1990s Abstract Expressionist Joey Korom Paintings
Gesso, Acrylic, Oil, Mixed Media, Cotton Canvas, Varnish, Paint, Cotton,...
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Rigid shapes and expressive marks define this abstract work. Artist Joey Korom shares that mathematics and architectural forms play a commanding role in the pro...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Joey Korom demonstrates a calming abstract with muted tones of lavender. A subtle and demure artistic approach helps define the work. "The summer surfa...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Joey Korom displays a predominantly neutral-toned abstract in subtly organized structures. He executes the modern piece in adjoining gray shapes suggesting contemporary forms of architecture. The broad, loose strokes manifest his expressive and intense creativity.
About the Artist
Joey Korom is an abstract expressionist painter who has been a practicing artist for 50 years. He experiments with media, colors, and textures to produce artwork that is “purely optical;†that is, artwork meant to engage the viewer, visually and emotionally, without employing any associations outside of the work itself. Joey 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 Joey’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. The artist sees his style as a personal liberation from the demands of architectural drawing, and yet, he’s never lost the disciplines he was taught.
Words that describe this painting: New York School of abstract expressionism, acrylicpaint, de Kooning, Motherwell, Mondrian, abstract, tonal, neutral, abstract, acrylic painting, grey
Broken Wall...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Paintings
Acrylic
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Joey channeled his deep love of Abstract Expressionism in this painting. He applied large color fields with a loose brush, intentionally displaying the brush...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Paintings
Acrylic
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With Green Bridge, I sought to capture the strengths of both public architecture and engineering, says Joey Korom. This painting eschews any literal interpre...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Paintings
Acrylic
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;Abstract Painting 14; highlights the power of large color fields and the combination of geometric forms with smaller, more delicate areas. This is an urban ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Paintings
Acrylic
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Orange Almost Hidden is an aggressive artwork executed in the best tradition of Abstract Expressionism. The painting is asymmetrically composed, with a large ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Paintings
Acrylic
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Colors are hinted at, as well as teasing structural lines;these attributes help comprise The Apartment. Masterfully executed, this...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Paintings
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