Keith Francis
BiographyKeith Francis, Principal of Francis Communications, a graphic design firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. Keith was commissioned to produce designs for the Democratic National Convention (2004) and the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge (2002) for which he received local and international recognition. He was also a finalist in the World Trade Center Memorial design competition in New York City. Keith’s works have been reviewed and featured in The Boston Globe, Boston Herald, New York Times, Graphis, WGBH, C-Span and CBS television. Keith’s artwork is in the corporate and private collections nationwide, and is a featured artist in the DeCordova’s Museum and Sculpture Park, Corporate Artist Program. Keith graduated from the Visual Arts program at Southeastern Massachusetts University (University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth) and attended classes at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and the Maine Photographic Workshops. Keith has been a guest lecturer on art at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth and Boston University, and is currently a graduate/undergraduate portfolio reviewer for the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). |
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Artist Statement
My paintings Blue Sea, 2007 and Chaos Unabridged, 2008 address the tracks of subatomic particles from a bubble chamber used for detecting particles of ionizing radiation. These tracks have distinctive shapes (for example, an alpha particle’s track is broad and straight, while an electron’s is thinner and shows more evidence of deflection). When a vertical magnetic field is applied, positively and negatively charged particles will curve in opposite direction.
My mixed media pieces address the tracks of subatomic particles within a diffused soft atmosphere creating a holographic image effect. The elements in my mixed media piece called Three Variations Series, 2008 explores the relationships of images in different modes of vibration, which underlie everything that happens in the universe. Visit Francis Communications.
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