Similarly, author Oliver Koerner von Gustorf has written that Swansea’s paintings place this “American space in a hypnotic trance: she replaces the crystalline bright canvas with the darkness of a television screen switched off.”
According to author Oliver Koerner von Gustorf, Swansea's paintings put an "American space" into a hypnotic state. She replaces the crisp white canvas with the dark backdrop of a turned-off television screen.