Seizure
Seizure (2006-ongoing) oil on canvas, linen, board, paper, or wood
The series traces back to when Schwartz was just eighteen months old, witnessing her father’s first seizure in their kitchen—a moment etched into her sensory memory. As he fell backward and her mother rushed to his side, explosions of yellow light erupted around them, vivid and undeniable.
For years, she continued to experience similar visual phenomena—bursts of yellow and light—each time she witnessed her father’s seizures during his eight-year battle with a brain tumor. After his passing, these vivid sensory events did not fade; instead, they became embedded within her, living on through the language of color and gesture.
These paintings are not simple recollections; they are translations—visual renderings of how these profound experiences persist within her mind, woven into the fabric of her perception. Seizure invites the viewer to step inside Schwartz’s synesthetic world, offering a glimpse into how color, form, and energy converge in ways that transcend the ordinary boundaries of memory, grief, and perception.
