15 drawings were created in rapid succession at about 1.30am.

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I found her work bizarre if not disturbing. The images at times appear warped and distorted in addition reflect some form of sexual gratification or warped sexual behaviour.  I am slightly unclear why her work has been incorporated since I almost feel it is vulgar and emphasises an almost pornographic view of women and young girls.  The fact that her drawings are in miniature and in enamel adds to the ‘freak’ element of her work.  The painting which depicts a child being smacked on her bottom, reminds me of ‘pornographic’ postcards of the 1920’s. 
 

I am unclear what Geraldine is attempting to do with some of her work but for me it’s disturbing and lacks context, thus making it an object of gratification,  passive whilst allowing the viewer to glimpse into a scene with no story or purpose other than voyeurism

To me her initial fluid sketches look like nightmarish depictions, which at some point she brings to life in future paintings, I find them distorted. Heads are enlarged as if they are faces appearing in a nightmare, girls bodies are almost merged into the background.  

Swayne is a film maker which perhaps impacts on her subject matter, her work can often give off sense of movement as if a particular scene within a film has been captured, the still is then painted thus reflecting a disturbing out of context image, I just find her work disturbing almost the same sense when I compare her work to Paula Rego, a scenes captured momentarily as if we are awaiting the full story.  

I find her work to disturbing..though I recognise the film like quality to her work, she is not someone I would quote from. I also do not want her work on my laptop. It would be good to know why the OCA felt this artist was included in the curriculum.

 

 Faced with Louise Bourgeois, Tracy Emin and Geraldine Swayne I really had to consider whether this was the right course . I spent a great deal of last year discussing with other students whether I should continue.

I started to sketch in my sketch book..and an image of a painting came to mind as I was considering a 3D picture. Rene Magritte's L"ovation ..the idea of interior ad exterior...concealment.