2024
Artist Comments
Muted pastel tones and textured layers create a soothing abstract composition. Book pages, a barcode, and a music sheet add nostalgia and character. This visually quiet piece uses simple colors and shapes to evoke a gentle sense of harmony.
About the Artist
Artist Joey Korom paints abstract expressionist pieces and has been a practicing artist for 50 years. "I make art that is purely optical—art meant to engage the eye and the mind of the viewer without employing any associations outside of the work itself," says Joey. His educational and professional background in architecture inspires him and informs his current visual arts practice. The use of line, shape, and proportion in Joey’s work is visibly influenced by his work experience, but he avoids the rigidity involved in structural draftsmanship. He focuses instead on underlying structure, seductive color, and loose brushwork. Joey sees his style as a personal liberation from the demands of architectural drawing, and yet, he never lost the disciplines he was taught. He works from his home studio, a clean and organized space, and listens to classical or jazz music. He stores his finished works in an adjacent room—a three-seasoned porch that holds up to sixty pieces at a time. Outside of painting, Joey is an architectural photographer, writer, and architectural historian.
Words that describe this painting: de Kooning, Motherwell, Mondrian, script, music, barcode, book, pages, paper, texture, abstract, mixed media artwork, green, beige
Composition with 'Paper'
Joey Korom
Acrylic paint, paper, and fabric on stretched canvas
Natural wood edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2024
20 in. h x 20 in. w x 2 in. d
10 lbs. 5 oz.
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.
Composition with Paper, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
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Mixed Media
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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...
Mixed Media
Game of Chance, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Various materials and textures create depth in this modern abstract composition. Fabric, impasto, and corrugated cardboard form a layered, tactile surface. Co...
Mixed Media
Seven Hour Game, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
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Mixed Media
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...
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...
Mixed Media
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Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in Soquel, CA
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