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.
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Acrylic
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Mixed Media
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 ...
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 ...
Acrylic
$1,150
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...
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...
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...
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
Dearborn Street Revisited, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Urban shadows and jumbled street scenes inspire this painting, capturing the energy of Dearborn Street in Chicago’s Loop. With a limited color palette, dark...
Mixed Media
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 ...
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...
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...
Mixed Media
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...
Acrylic
Composition with Paper, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The collage incorporates yellowed book pages, fabric, and cotton with layered pastel acrylic paint. The blend of soft colors, simple shapes, and found objects c...
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
Composition with 'Paper', Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA
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 visu...
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...
Acrylic
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...
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
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...
Acrylic
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...
Acrylic
$22,000
H 73.5 in W 61.5 in D 3 in
"Adagio in Burnt Umber" Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Brown Hue Abstract 72"x60"
By Karina Gentinetta
Located in New York, NY
"Adagio in Burnt Umber" 2025, 72" H x 60" W. Abstract, mixed media painting consisting of acrylic, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta (feat...
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
$1,406
H 20.87 in W 32.68 in D 1.19 in
Urban Abstraction (ripped off posters) Italian Expressionist Painting on Canvas
By Andrea Spinelli
Located in Firenze, IT
The present work of art titled "Urban Abstraction (ripped off posters)" is part of a series of paintings that the artist composed in the 1980s and 1990s inspired by the observation of the urban reality of those years. The artist take the cue from his walks in Florence, both in the center and in the suburbs, and by the observation of billboards and posters scattered throughout the city. The mass of information, colors, messages and words were carried on the canvas with acrylic colors, ideally reconstructing the tears and overlaps of all the information and advertising contained on these huge sheets of paper that invade our cities. The geometric lines are overlaid with jagged lines, overlaps and color dripping and also the choice in the color palette, with different shades of white, gray, rose, orange red and blue helps in rendering the result of the tears and ripped paper. The result is a beautiful multicolored modern abstract canvas, both aesthetically and ethically, with many rich layers of color, texture and expression in which the artist leaves his own message. The painting is housed in a simple modern white lacquer wood frame. Andrea Spinelli...
Canvas, Acrylic
$16,405
H 51 in W 39 in D 0.8 in
"Historic Wall Series" HWS-03, Abstract, Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic, Clay
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
RK-2026-HWS-03 Part of Roger König's Historic Wall Series, this original mixed-media painting explores the visual language of historic wall surfaces shaped by time, weather, and mat...
Clay, Acrylic
$11,650
H 47.2 in W 31.5 in D 0.8 in
"Abstract Exclusive Wall Series" S1TW2, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way, h...
Clay, Acrylic
French Abstract - Blue Chevrons
Located in Houston, TX
Impactful abstract painting of triangular shapes in hues of blue floating on a black background, circa 1950. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. ...
Acrylic, Paper
$2,500
H 42 in W 40 in D 1.5 in
Robert W. Petrick, Line Dancing (Abstract Painting)
By Robert Petrick
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert W. Petrick Line Dancing 42 x 40 x 1.5 inches Acrylic on canvas 2019 This dynamic abstract painting by Robert W. Petrick is inspired by city life. ...
Canvas, Acrylic
English Abstract Painting - Modern Grass
By Spe
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract painting of grass and leaves in varying blues, grays, reds, gold, and browns by artist Spe, 2013. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a whit...
Paper, Acrylic
Desert Colors Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Striking abstract on board utilizing fiery colors by Berlin artist Michael S. Keifers, circa 1980. Signed lower left. Archival plastic sleeve and Certifica...
Acrylic, Board
$3,093
H 31.5 in W 47.25 in D 0.4 in
Abstract Painting Landscape - Liliya Nikolova
By Liliya Nikolova
Located in Winterswijk, NL
In this work the artist experimented with acrylic paints to create an abstract landscape that combines expressionism and impressionism. The vibrant layers of color and bold strokes r...
Canvas, Acrylic
$996
H 15.75 in W 20.87 in D 0.79 in
Clouds 15 May 16:45 - Modern Landscape Minimalism Painting, Sky View
By Robert Motelski
Located in Hallein, AT
Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...
Canvas, Acrylic
Lacey Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract painting on bold bluish/dark gray background with shades of gold/borwn by English artist Spe, 2013. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat w...
Paper, Acrylic
Lacey Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract painting on dark brown and white background background with shades of gold/brown and green by English artist Spe, 2013. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displa...
Paper, Acrylic
Dark Blue Shards, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Rigid shapes and expressive marks define this abstract work. Artist Joey Korom shares that mathematics and architectural forms play a commanding role in the pro...
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...
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...
Acrylic
Piano, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
An abstract expressionist painting in large color blocks of beige, black and white. Hints of green squeeze from the edges of the work and provide a strong, a...
Mixed Media
Late Summer, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Joey channeled his deep love of Abstract Expressionism in this painting. He applied large color fields with a loose brush, intentionally displaying the brush...
Acrylic
Green Bridge
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
With Green Bridge, I sought to capture the strengths of both public architecture and engineering, says Joey Korom. This painting eschews any literal interpre...
Acrylic
Abstract Painting 22
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
;Abstract Painting 22; is an important and delicate work featuring a loose interpretation, indeed a serendipity of color fields, forms, and lines. Subtlety is ...
Mixed Media
Abstract Painting 14
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
;Abstract Painting 14; highlights the power of large color fields and the combination of geometric forms with smaller, more delicate areas. This is an urban ...
Acrylic
Orange Almost Hidden
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Orange Almost Hidden is an aggressive artwork executed in the best tradition of Abstract Expressionism. The painting is asymmetrically composed, with a large ...
Acrylic
The Apartment
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Colors are hinted at, as well as teasing structural lines;these attributes help comprise The Apartment. Masterfully executed, this...
Acrylic