Joey Korom

Russell Square, Abstract Painting

2018

Artist Comments
Artist Joey Korom paints an abstract visualization of London's Russell Square. Three registers define the painting's major spatial zones. The distinctive periwinkle segments complement each other and contribute much to the whole. Hints of oranges and reds add spice to the otherwise quiet composition. "One block from the British Museum in London rests this refuge from the busy city," says Joey.

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, vertical, abstract, London, travel, abstract, architecture, travel, acrylic painting, purple

Russell Square
Joey Korom
Acrylic painting on masonite board
Varnished and Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2018
36 in. h x 20 in. w x .25 in. d
7 lbs. 13 oz.