Unremitting Protraction
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the unceasing and relentless lengthening or delay of an event, process, or physical state beyond its expected or necessary duration
2010s Abstract Brian Jerome Art
Oil, Acrylic
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. When not in the studio, Jerome spends time with his wife and 3 daughters or cooking as a professional chef. He loves gold.
Unremitting Protraction
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the unceasing and relentless lengthening or delay of an event, process, or physical state beyond its expected or necessary duration
Oil, Acrylic
From Birth to Death and Onto
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
As more die, more are born. As more are born, more die. All US cigarette packs have to carry "Caution Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health"...
Oil, Acrylic
Taking the Opportunity to Breathe and Exhale; A Brief Respite
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The luck to end a year and enter a new one. After enduring the story of struggle of existence thus far, and having a moment of clarity to just accept the beauty in the hardships.
Oil, Acrylic
Gradually It Became Unclear, Both Involuntary and Unconscious
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A calmer, more mature and slower work dealing with time and growth, as well as, change like the wind and weather.
Oil, Acrylic
An Immaterial Votive Edifice
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
look at the piece. read the title. take it for what it means for you, or dont. enjoy the painting or dont. i am so tired of having to fill in these boxes to publish. if you would li...
Oil, Acrylic
Wraiths Envisaged
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The future is a hopeful sense that everyone and thing is safe, but deep down, we know that we may lose what we have, who we love, what is "normal" now, in an instant.
Oil, Acrylic
Ephemeral Constance
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
a state where the only thing that remains consistent is the fact that everything is fleeting
Oil, Acrylic
Swaying Between Autonomous Walls
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
yourself between a rock and a hard place. autonomy of who were vs who you are vs who you want to be.
Oil, Acrylic
Credence to the Unknown
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
sometimes in life we have to trust the bridge that we tried to build to get to the next part of life. even if that bridge feels uncertain and integrity is uncertain in design.
Oil, Acrylic
There Was a Return Home; A Place I Had Never Been and Always Came From
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
being in the moment, living it in. beginning to end. the was, were and will be. all at the same. and its weird.
Oil, Acrylic
Concomitantly Concomitant
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the attempts of commitment and promises to others and neglecting the balance of what is possible
Oil, Acrylic
“There” Seemed Far Away and Close to “Here”
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The length of time to travel to any destination, for weddings or funerals, is factual true. but once there, you are "here" even though it once was "there"
Oil, Acrylic
Everything Outside Is Staring Right at You
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This probably deals with the subject of media, fame, guilt, internalization, rumination, capitalism, and being alive in the contemporary. I really hate ans...
Mixed Media
$1,800
Cherophobia
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
According to the internet: Cherophobia, derived from the Greek word "chairo" meaning "to rejoice," is the fear of happiness or an aversion to activities that could bring joy.
Oil, Acrylic
$3,800
The Intersection of What Is, What Was, What Ought to Be, and What May Very Well
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
i have a punishingly vivid memory of places, moments, occurences. a lot of them are great or benign. but the hard ones are equal. and i hope to always use those memories towards the ...
Oil, Acrylic
The Structural Integrity Compromised
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the moments and times of walking towards home. towards something. and it seems so far. but you know that its coming up eventually if you stay resilient.
Oil, Acrylic
A Purified Previously Torn and Lacerated Persona
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The memory of your life story can become broken and disconnected from moment to moment in self narrative. Once in a while there can be a beautiful moment of clarity and connection in...
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.
Oil, Acrylic
The Earth With Every Kind of Plague as Often as They Wished
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Revelations 11:6 seems to show humanity and its choses towards to the Earth and Nature.
Mixed Media
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...
Oil, Acrylic
And To Witness Again, It Could Not Be Longer
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
if reincarnation or a loop in quantum time exists, it could not compare to what it has been in this experience.
Oil, Acrylic
A Time So Far From Here, I Do Not Believe It Exists
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A place and a time that I have never visited but would like to stay at.
Oil, Acrylic
When You Think That This Cannot Get More Horrible
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In my adult life, I have only seen more and more horrid things happen in the world. Even though COVID-19 is letting up, a faux state of normalcy exists. ...
Oil, Acrylic
Babylon
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In Jewish tradition, Babylon symbolizes an oppressor against which righteous believers must struggle.[citation needed] In Christianity, Babylon symbolizes worldliness and evil. Proph...
Oil, Acrylic
An Attempt at Self Preservation with Minimal Casualties
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
When life feels stuck or defeated, sometimes the answer is to return from a former starting place, reflect and move forward. Sometimes there are people and relationships that are lo...
Oil, Acrylic
Maybe It Was Not Enough
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
When is there enough effort put? In relationships, self preservation, career, politics, etc. We think it's enough, but we keep finding out there is more we could have done and should...
Oil, Acrylic
In Awe: Hail and Fire
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
I was raised very religiously. Revelations always interested me as an adolescent. Revelations 8:7 speaks of fire and hail mixed with blood raining on Earth. During this year after t...
Oil, Acrylic
Sincere Apologies For the Mess I’ve Become
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listings with rich descriptions are 40% more likely to sell and this was made while trying to ignore my inevitable divorce.
Oil, Acrylic
When You Die, I Will Die As Well
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting has has 547 marks and moves to symbolize each day of a year and half long relationship in my mid-twenties. The painting was done as a self healing therapy process to en...
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...
Oil, Acrylic
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.
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...
Oil, Acrylic
Vychavlenyy Lymon
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
completely exhausted: physically, emotionally dry. to feel like a squeezed lemon. but the lemon zest still exists intact to offer brightness.
Oil, Acrylic
This Ubiquitous Contentment for Whatever Was Occurring
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
What matters is how well you walk through the fire.
Oil, Acrylic
Peradventure
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The word originated in the 13th century from the Middle English per aventure, adapted from the Old French par aventure, literally meaning "by chance". The prefix per- (through/by) co...
Oil, Acrylic
Understanding Misunderstanding; Misunderstanding Understood
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
so much can be lost in language. one words choice of words may not convey and be interpreted by another's ears.
Oil, Acrylic
Always Looming
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
a state where a threat, stressor, or physical presence feels perpetually impending and unavoidable. It conveys a sense of constant anticipation or unease because the subject remains ...
Oil, Acrylic
Ontological Ontology
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
To relate to the fundamental nature of being, existence, or reality of being.
Acrylic, Oil
Ever Wandering Precariousness
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Continuing to move forward in life, at the same time aware of the repercussions
Oil, Acrylic
Directly Palpable
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sometimes life constantly feels like a never ending hallway. every once in a while here is a door ahead. that door may forever to get to and it might lead to another hallway. always ...
Oil, Acrylic
Corporeal and Visceral
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
attempting to accept the tangible and realness of what is one's own physical limitation and the same to building life forward
Oil, Acrylic
Insufficient Allowance of Irredeemable Grace
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
grace and forgiveness are long sought after. when it does exist, it may feel underserving.
Oil, Acrylic
$2,600
After the Sun Faded and the Constellations Plummeted, I Never Felt Such Poise
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
i have been so fortunate to witness a lifetime eclipse and lay on a cold beach looking at stars and worrying about missles while holding hands with another26
Oil, Acrylic
Confined in Windowless Quarters; Viewing the External
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
its a phenomenon, we can still see outside if we are in a room with no windows and when we close our eyes. being confined to the subjective self but aware of all the world, time and ...
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
Oil, Acrylic
Serendipitous Deja Vu
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The moments and fortune of catching up with a close friend after years of life experience and separation. the shared and connected moments of the mirrored events that you both went t...
Oil, Acrylic
An Unreciprocated Libation
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
It can be too easy, and too often, to give one's self up to care and overly empathize with others without a valid and secure response back.
Oil, Acrylic
The Passed Past is Present
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The time that moved forward from the memories and time experienced, makes up the moment in real time.
Oil, Acrylic
To Remember: Similar and Familiar; Yet Increasingly Unreliable
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
waking up everyday we automatically go through the day based on the lessons and life or experience from all the days before. but each day it gets different and less recognizable. sam...
Oil, Acrylic
La Chance De Surmonter La Mort Subite
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remembering moments that were so very close to horrific, but the fortune to live in the probability that it did not.
Oil, Acrylic
Comprehending Accountability
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Regardless of what decision and action, the importance of reflection and taking responsibility for your own place in outcomes and not blaming outside factors alone.
Oil, Acrylic
$4,000
Every Direction, Horror and Infection; The Still Silence Breathed a Terror on My
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Existing in the contemporary world, it can easily be agreed that, no matter your stance, opinion, difference between all things in between, it keeps getting worse. scarier. Desensiti...
Oil, Acrylic
Witnessing the Presence of Watching the Observer of the Incognizant
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remembering reliving the nostalgic memory of your past, who you are now, but have no idea who you will be3500
Oil, Acrylic
An Answer So Clear It Could Barely Be Recognized
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Getting pinkeye as an adult is odd. Especially from adult things. Also I am depressed.
Oil, Acrylic
Bruxing Consternation
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Moments when you have to clench your hands, muscles and teeth in order to push through and make it forward.
Oil, Acrylic
I Used to Reckon Where I Would Be
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Memories of being 5 and my dad showing my the Kingston Trio and Harry Belafonte and him singing along. I miss that.
Oil, Acrylic
Ruminations
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Symbolism and forgotten memories that fade through years and years. This is my abstract interpretation of understanding my own brain's decision to keep some memories, while deleting ...
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
$2,200
An Attempted and Calculated Navigation of Uncharted and Assumed Point A to Point
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
simply about realizing that living and existing is existing in an unprecedented future based on so many variables. but we grow up thinking that there is a path, and our elders try to...
Oil, Acrylic
Ignoring the Contingent Admonition of Self and Selves
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A continuous, and assumed, accidentally ignorance of seeing ones existence separate and passing others, as they do you, and missing the connection of experience and conversation.
Oil, Acrylic
Attempting to Grasp What The Glass Cannot Contain
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We can only perceive and control so much as a human. Yet we all constantly demand more to avoid the inevitability of time.
Oil, Acrylic