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Joey Korom Art

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
Bleecker Street, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
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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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

Materials

Acrylic

The Gray Lady, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Joey Korom demonstrates a bold abstract in gradating shades of gray. "With this piece, there is no reference to the New York Times, no parallels were i...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

Broken Wall, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

Composition With Blue Rectangle, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Mixed Media

Tall Box (#1 in Box series), Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This modern abstract is the first piece in artist Joey Korom's Box series. A rectangular box in the lower left corner reaches upward to engage a series of color fields. "The vertical form, the Tall Box...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

October, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Joey Korom expresses a modern abstraction of the changing colors of October. The yellow-orange field suggests autumn, specifically the middle period of...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

Tracey's Pond, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

Materials

Acrylic

Badge, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
An abstract expressionist painting with a strong visual statement. "The 'badge' contributes much as a primary color and it relegates all others to preordaine...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

Passage on the Lady Anne, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
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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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

Third Day Warning, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Joey Korom demonstrates an abstract take on street art. "An element of refuse easily discarded is incorporated into a third-day warning," says Joey. Th...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Mixed Media

Hi-Way Diner, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

Before the Joust, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Mixed Media

Dunes, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Joey Korom paints an abstract representation of vast hills made of sand. He suggests it through gentle earth tones of tan and beige. Joey paints red-or...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

Tailor's Craft, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Joey Korom constructs an abstract expression of collaged materials. Cardboard, sheet music, wrapping paper, painting rag, and canary paper work togethe...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Mixed Media

Landscape #1, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

Blue Wins, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
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 ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

Materials

Acrylic

Regatta, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"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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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

Conversations, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"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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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

Lightning and Fields, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"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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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

Tired Box (#2 in Box series), Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This modern abstract is the second piece in artist Joey Korom's Box series. "Visual suggestions are often amusing, especially in the arts," says Joey. "With ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

Fields of Plenty, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Mixed Media

Seven Hour Game, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Mixed Media

Public Square, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Mixed Media

Jardin des Tuileries, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Joey created this painting as a modernist interpretation of the Jardin des Tuileries in central Paris, bordered by the Ri...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

Midweek Concert
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A specific day of the week, Wednesday, is more than just suggested in Midweek Concert - it is candidly announced by a paper placard, says Joey Korom. Of course, a concert, any concert, is here revealed with a tattered musical score. Alphabet punch-outs and washes of pale yellow and...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

Russell Square, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Joey Korom paints an abstract visualization of London's Russell Square. Three registers define the painting's major spati...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

Poles, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Joey Korom presents a modern abstract in expressive gray colors, handled with verve and skill. "Subtlety is the watchword of the composition," states J...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

The Cold Stove, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
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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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

Materials

Acrylic

Parade, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Warm festive summer tones blanket the canvas in artist Joey Korom's contemporary abstract piece. He translates the anticipation of a parade in thick overlayin...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

Greens' On Top, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
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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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

Autumn, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
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 ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

Trafalgar Square, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"London’s celebrated public park, Trafalgar Square, faces the National Gallery," says artist Joey Korom. "Trafalgar is the hom...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

Altar, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"Ideas are rife with this collage and acrylic composition," says artist Joey Korom. "Its intentionally rough surface features the addition of paper, cardboar...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Mixed Media

Mirage
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

Materials

Acrylic

Cliffs of Sand
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
With Cliffs of Sand, there is a decided rawness, yet a celebration of nature. Waterfront dunes are recalled and placed into an abstra...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Joey Korom Art

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Acrylic

Joey Korom art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Joey Korom art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, green, orange and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Joey Korom in acrylic paint, paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Joey Korom art, so small editions measuring 20 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Maria C. Bernhardsson, Terri Dilling, and Jérémie Iordanoff. Joey Korom art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $750 and tops out at $1,200, while the average work can sell for $950.

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