Swing Head 2019

Zademack’s, Swing Head, is… well, who knows when it was made, but it’s rendered in that magical realist style that feels both super precise and totally dreamlike. The first thing that strikes me is the surface, a kind of egg tempera smoothness that almost feels like you could touch it without leaving a mark, yet the artist invites you to feel the weight of the figures. I’m particularly drawn to the red wooden head; it's rigid form seems at odds with the fluid gesture of the figure. And then there's this little detail, the thin, almost invisible lines that bind the figure to the head, creating a sense of constraint and dependence. It reminds me a little of De Chirico, that same sense of mystery and unease. Ultimately, it's a painting that invites questions rather than offering answers, and maybe that's the point, after all.