Critical Reviews

Susan’s work has been written about by major critics and figures in the art world including Alexander Borovsky, Jonathan Goodman, Dieter Ronte, Fan Di’an, Silke Hohmann, Melik Kaylan, Lilly Wei, and Jurgen Grossman. Continue exploring public figure testimonials by visiting Acclaim.

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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE EXHIBITION “THREE DIMENSIONS”

By Silke Hohmann

Within her different artistic phases, nature remains a constant, but emerges ever more clearly in the latest pieces; one could even say: in a joyful, playful way, as when she transforms the food that has helped her become healthy again into opulent compositions for the canvas reminiscent of Eat Art.

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PAINTING AS AN ENHANCEMENT OF SPATIAL EXPERIENCE

By Jurgen Grossman

Unlike most other contemporary artists, Susan Swartz does not center her work and life in the social, economic and cultural hub of a metropolis, but rather chose the quietude of a landscape harboring a plenitude of inspiration. To experience first-hand the inner connection between the artist and nature has greatly expanded my own awareness.

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ART IN REVIEW

By Melik Kaylan

Swartz deconstructs the portrayal of nature; she goes behind nature, behind the act of painting and into the spiritual realm.

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By Lilly Wei

Nature, says Swartz, is her primary source of inspiration and her paintings are grounded in the increasingly complex relationship we have with it.

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AN ARTIST’S ROAD LESS TRAVELLED

By Alexander Borovsky

In over a hundred years of its existence, the field of abstract art has been trodden flat. Countless highways, rock roads and paths intersect here. It’s not easy to find a unique way.

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A Unique Scenery, A Doorway to the Heart

By Fan Di’an

I am very delighted that Susan Swartz’s exhibition can be held at CAFA. It is the first time that her works have been shown to the Chinese audience after being exhibited in Germany, Hungary, Austria and Russia.

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Susan Swartz: Nature and Inspiration

By Dr. Dieter Ronte

Swartz makes out these paths to nature, conjuring resplendent luminosities in her paintings through their close affinity to light. They reveal a luminism, redolent of that developed by the post-Impressionists who also worked with strong light effects.

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