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From: Category: ArtExhibitions Date: 23 January 2008 Time: 09:35 AM Review: CRACKS IN TIME The weird worlds and dark heart tales of Geraldine Swayne - a new exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints at the aquarium 31 January- 1 March 2008 London based painter Geraldine Swayne will be launching her first solo exhibition Cracks in Time at the aquarium, showing not only her most recent work but also introducing a number of new projects – the publication of an artists’ book, a 10” single and a live performance on Valentine’s Day. Painter, writer musician, photographer and film maker, Geraldine Swayne makes darkly seductive paintings which evolve from a metaphysical world peopled of strange, lost and loved characters, both imagined and known by the artist. These are coaxed out of paint and ink in a highly charged manner that shows a dextrous and emotive understanding of the materials and the subject without pandering to the illustrative. Her work talks openly to the viewer, while retaining its mystery and hidden causes.