Introduction"Man has been making a fool of himself, proving what is obvious, puffing with pride as he repeats his proofs, and living on that alone!" - Rimbaud
"Sometimes I wake up and I don't know where I am." - Rambo
London based artist Geraldine Swayne is a painter of darkly seductive images that oscillate between real and metaphysical realms, between the imaginary and the deeply familiar. Her unique painterly world is peopled by a cast of strange, lost, and loved characters, present and absent. These are coaxed out of paint or ink in a highly charged manner, toying evocatively with materials and subjects without pandering to the illustrative, the obvious or the sentimental.
Geraldine also currently works in collaboration with the legendary Krautrock band Faust, producing experimental music that ties in with her painterly practice such as the 'Fleet River Exorcism' recorded live at The Aquarium L-13 in 2008. She is also a member of ...Bender alongside James Johnston (Gallon Drunk/ex Bad Seeds/ and Husband) and photographer Steve Gullick.
Geraldine Swayne displays a genuine interest for human life, for unsung stories that err between history and contemporary society. Her work discloses a dark and tragic penchant, that lies dormant under the surface of her sweet nature, but that render her paintings enticing and intriguing.
Geraldine writes of her own work as such:
"Revenge. Everywhere and at all times. For myself and for small, bullied and defenceless things. Against wearisome power abusers, the wilfully stupid and the relentless, casual, daily, all-infecting, all abusing, misogynist, idiot, twittering ninny, 'I know I'm right, you're weird', half-day, fucking bastards etc..Painting. Everything. A sludge door opening for seconds onto moments of perfect universal resonance and then hopefully staying there, and not going back to sludge…......Tricky"
From scraps of notes to the aquarium, November 2007
For further information on this artist (and the opportunity to buy their work), please click on the following links.
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