Franco DeFrancesca
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Cyber Polygon, 202516 in. -
Groove Gulag, 202516 in.
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Liberal Order, 202516 in.
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Milgram's Kindergarten, 202516 in.
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GoTo, 201912 in.
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Network Flow, 201912 in.
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Signal Receiver, 202512 in.
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Subgradients, 202316 in.
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Control Flow, 201916 in.
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Hypnotic Siren, 202522 in.
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Remote Source, 202322 in.
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Spellbound, 202522 in.
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Thymos, 202022 in.
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Data Mine, 202033 in.
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Hypergeometric, 202039 in.
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Polyphonic Sensitizer, 202244 in.
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Argon, 201851 in.
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Transmutation, 201812 in.
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Alpha Particle, 202512 in.
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Emanation, 202533 in.
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Interfacial Tension , 202412 in.
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Active Transport, 202512 in.
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Taus, 201912 in.
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Muon, 201816 in.
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Reactive Flux, 202022 in.
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Tuning Cycle, 202522 in.
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Fixed Paralysis, 202533 in.
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Resonance Energy, 202033 in.
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Arcturus, 201839 1/4 in.
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Synthase, 201859 in.
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Reaction Centre, 202012 in.
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Virion, 201912 in.
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Cosmotron, 202416 in.
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Quiver, 202522 in.
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Superplasticizer, 202422 in.
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Synthetic Polymer, 202522 in.
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Veilance, 201933 in.
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Virtual Tunnel, 202033 in.
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Prism, 201939 in.
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Cyber Polygon, 202244 in.
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Distillate, 202544 in.
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Endosymbiotic, 202512 in.
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Hydrolysis, 201912 in.
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Mitochron, 202012 in.
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Zymogen, 201912 in.
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Method Crystal, 202116 in.
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Pseudoconvexity, 202033 in.
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Osmos, 202422 in.
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Spectral Radiance, 202522 in.
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Differential, 201833 in.
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Time Invariant, 201933 in.
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Galvanized, 202544 in.
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Dissolve, 202512 in.
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Synchro Drive, 202512 in.
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Continuum Scale, 202422 in.
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Equilibria, 202522 in.
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Groove Lab, 202522 in.
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Phthalo Diffusion, 202433 in.
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Ubiquitin, 201912 in.
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Cyclotron, 202316 in.
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Interferon, 202544 in.
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Neuronal Reflex, 202144 in.
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Thrombocyte, 201912 in.
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Vesicle, 201912 in.
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Chromatin, 201916 in.
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Flaunt, 202422 in.
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Flutter, 202522 in.
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Variably Inconsistent, 202522 in.
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Antimatter, 202512 in.
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Inelastic Collision, 202512 in.
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Ring Accelerator, 202012 in.
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Synchrotron, 202012 in.
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Cyclotron Deux, 202416 in.
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Beta Particle, 202522 in.
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Viral, 202522 in.
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Neuralpath Epicentre, 202033 in.
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Punk, 202533 in.
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Amalgam, 202544 in.
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Relief Valve, 202533 in.
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Fragmented Nuclei, 201912 in.
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Perpetual Enigma, 202039 in.
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Polygen, 202044 in.
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Spectral Sequence, 202516 in.
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Exteroceptive, 202218 x 18 in.
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Neurotransitory, 202518 x 18 in.
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Cognitive Infiltration , 202418 x 18 in.
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Glitter, 202518 x 18 in.
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Karmeleon, 202218 x 18 in.
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Aerosol, 202518 x 18 in.
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Harmonic Overlay, 202218 x 18 in.
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Stimuli, 202218 x 18 in.
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Cognitive Dispersion, 202218 x 18 in.
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Introspect, 202318 x 18 in.
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Somasensory, 202518 x 18 in.
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Presence, 202318 x 18 inches
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Burst, 202218 x 18 in.
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Mythopoetic, 202518 x 18 in.
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Practicum, 202518 x 18 in.
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Syncopated Interval, 202218 x 18 in.
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Fluoresce, 202518 x 18 in.
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Self Illuminating, 202218 x 18 in.
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Memetic Motion, 202216 in.
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Nuclei, 202118 x 18 in.
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Thermal Expansion, 202118 x 18 in.
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Crypto Code, 202130 x 30 in.
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Immobilize, 202118 x 18 in.
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Staring Spell, 202018 x 18 in.
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Lumo, 201818 x 18 in.
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Polymerized Confusion, 201418 x 18 in.
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Seize, 201818 x 18 in.
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Stimulacra, 201930 x 30 in.
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Tempered Distribution, 201848 x 48 in.
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Flommox, 201448 x 48 in.
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Holomorphic, 202018 x 18 in.
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Locking Differentials, 202018 x 18 in.
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Random Access Float, 201918 x 18 in.
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Ubber, 201518 x 18 in.
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Mumbo Jumbo, 201718 x 18 in.
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Computational Domain, 202218 x 18 in.
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Bounded Interval, 202030 x 30 in.
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Geyser, 201848 x 48 in.
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Microfiche, 201918 x 18 in.
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Twilight, 202118 x 18 in.
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Expansion Vessel, 202118 x 18 in.
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Morphogenetic, 202118 x 18 in.
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Atomistic Simulation, 202218 x 18 in.
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Revoluptuous, 201518 x 18 in.
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Neuro, 201818 x 18 in.
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Bounded Variation, 201848 x 48 in.
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Rotodynamic, 201918 x 18 in.
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Vapor, 202518 x 18 in.
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Adaptome, 201442 x 42 in.
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Teknis, 201442 x 42 in.
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Metronode, 201423 x 60 in.
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Mag Flux, 201336 x 48 in.
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Derivative Doppelganger, 202120 x 72 in.
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Destabilized Perception, 202120 x 72 in.
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Memory Mole, 202120 x 72 in.
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Pathnogenic Priming, 202120 x 72 in.
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Sic Septus Tyranis, 202120 x 72 in.
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Active Transport, 2025
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Somasensory, 2025
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Revoluptuous, 2015
"Visualizing ephemeral and elusive environments of light, air, fission and liquid crystal luminescence, these works convey notions of the surreal and the sublime that elicit a variety of sensibilities from the quizzical, the mysterious and the light-hearted."
Resin coated and mounted to layers of plywood, these digital/mixed media 'picture objects' represent interpretations of contemporary visual culture charmed by minimalism, modernism, technology and futurism.
Recalling the colour-field and the elemental geometry of mid to late twentieth century post painterly abstraction, minimalism and op-art, these works use digital imaging as a means to navigate the territory between photography and painting, mixing references to photography, painting and television display technology.
Visualizing ephemeral and elusive environments of light, air, fission and liquid crystal luminescence, these works convey notions of the surreal and the sublime that elicit a variety of sensibilities from the quizzical, the mysterious and the light-hearted.
Combining craftsmanship with digital technology in an attempt to create a hybrid art object, the “Plasma Gel” series explore 'the sophisticated ideal' of modernity, high technology and urbanity as desired both personally and culturally.
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Active Transport, 2025
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Somasensory, 2025
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Revoluptuous, 2015
Born in 1967 in Toronto, and a graduate of OCAD and University of Guelph, multidisciplinary artist Franco DeFrancesca investigates the links between art and technology, using digital imaging to navigate between photography and painting. His vibrant-coloured minimalist work acknowledges the colour field and geometric work of the mid-to-late 20th century.
Franco DeFrancesca explores digital/mixed media as a mode of creating abstraction in the form of an art object. His artwork investigates the links between art, memory, history and technology, using digital imaging as a means to navigate the territory between photography and painting. As a result of mixing references to photography and painting, these multi-media artworks represent reflections on contemporary visual culture charmed by minimalism, modernism, technology and futurism.
DeFrancesca’s artwork highlights the visual, temporal, and spatial qualities combined with the physical and tactile. Applying a keen sense towards craft and a reverence towards materials and processes, the abstract image is integrated with an exposed support of layered plywood, then encapsulated beneath crystalline resin, creating an ‘object of desire’. With its physical depth and highly polished glean, these works reference minimalist industrial design and refer obliquely to the urbane.
DeFrancesca has exhibited in Canada and the United States and his work can be found in corporate and public collections world-wide, including Cenovus Energy Inc., Repsol, Ovintiv (formerly Encana), Enbridge Inc. (Calgary, AB), and Rodin Law Firm Litigation Counsel (Calgary, AB), amongst others.
