Artist Statement

 

Francis Beaty is an artist who works in a variety of media. Multilayered images arise in which the fragility and instability of our seemingly certain reality is questioned. By taking daily life as subject matter she comments on everyday aesthetic. She involves the viewer in a way that is sometimes physical and believes in the idea of function following form in a work. Francis creates work with a clarity of content and an uncompromising attitude towards conceptual and minimal art. Her works are characterized using everyday objects in which recognition plays an important part. She creates environments that generate tranquil poetic images. The results are deconstructed to the extent that meaning is shifted and possible interpretation becomes multifaceted. With a subtle approach, Francis formalizes the coincidental and emphasizes the conscious process of composition that is behind the seemingly random work. The process is experimental, improvisational and intuitive. She attempts to capture a moment in time using discarded, underappreciated and unusual materials.