I am swanhilda

Bio

A self-proclaimed “people watcher,” Swanhilda is interested in social interactions (or the lack thereof) with people outside our own social “bubble.” She questions the validity of the quick judgments that we make of others and stick to wholeheartedly. Although she often refers to her characters as “creepers,” she stands by their sympathetic nature. “I do not paint to make people uncomfortable. I paint to make people think.”

Artist Statement

My art helps me question everyday judgments and the social bubbles in which we live. It seems that no matter where I go, I find people who are like me. We have a magnetic attraction and form a group or “bubble.” We then tend to see everyone outside that bubble as “other.” I am most interested in bringing that “other” into the viewer’s space through my artwork. However, I acknowledge that those who I consider “other” would not necessarily be so to someone else. So even as I hope to shed light on the viewers’ judgments, I must reveal my own.