About Brian Jerome
Brian Jerome was born in York, Pennsylvania in 1990. He was raised in Dallastown, Pennsylvania next to a corn field. He moved to Philadelphia in 2008 to pursue and receive a BFA in Printmaking with double minor in Philosophy and Art History. In 2017, he was awarded his MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts on merit scholarship. The artist has been show and collected all around the world including the United States, Canada, Mexico, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the UK.
Featured Pieces
I’m Different and It’s Different, but We Are Both the Same
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Everyday we wake up in a room. It's the same, similar. but its different. and every time you wake up in the room there are more memories.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Intonation
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The positive and negative qualities of human language and meaning. This is my take on dichotomy and yin/yang relations, or the rise and fall of man.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Where I Was and Where I Don’t Want to Be
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listings with rich descriptions are 40% more likely to sell and this was made 3 months leading up to my divorce.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
So Engulfed in Making One; The Point Was Left Meaningless
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
It is so easy, within our nature and defense mechanisms to get so heated, riled up, loud and confrontational, that we can forget what we are trying to stand up for, argue for, and th...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Oil
Neurasthenia
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a letter of sorts to my former self.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Long Story Short: It was Both... Breathtaking and Meaningless
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The last year of my life, and life in general, has been a whirlwind of experiences. In a physical sense, I was fortunate enough to travel and show my work around the country and wor...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
The Calming Content of the Endurance
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Life is a long journey of harshness, honesty, brutality and mistakes. But it is validated in the experience and in the recognition of the the finite.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Anguish Revisited
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
There is so much in not only dealing with existing, but the endless chaos and factors surrounding and stimulating whatever this is. As I've gotten older its been harder to find the n...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Where I Tried to Escape; What Beckons My Return
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
I tried to escape the farm town i grew up in and moved to the city. the city became home. I then left to start a family. Life happens and things change. I returned to the city, but n...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Photophobia
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
My best friend always told me i have black eyes. They are dark, but black eyes dont exist. Everyone with brighter eyes told me the light hurts their eyes and head. Life only hurts m...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
The Last Thing I Have to Take Apart Before I Rebuild an Entire Life
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Moving, restarting, unboxing, organizing, all to start the right way after all previous experience
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
My Eyes Did Not Deceive; It Was Not a Mirage
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sometimes life and existence can feel like a prison. you dont know when it started and where it came from. hopeless can feel real. but there is still always what you were wondering t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
