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 create an "American space" that is hypnotically entranced. She replaces the crisp white canvas with the dark backdrop of a turned-off television screen.