The Dreaming

This is Manni Nejade operating at full throttle — a blazing, wall-commanding canvas that refuses to be ignored. A gestural human figure emerges from a roaring field of amber and gold, its form carved out by explosive drags of cobalt blue, jet black, and pure white acrylic that slash across the surface with raw, unapologetic energy. This is not a painting you walk past; it is one that stops you, grabs you, and pulls you into its orbit. Nejade brings the same fearless layering he applies to his legendary shoe paintings into this figurative work, packing every inch of the canvas with frenetic mark-making that rewards the viewer who looks deeper. Flashes of magenta, teal, and orange pulse beneath the surface like a city at night viewed from above — the Las Vegas electricity that now fuels this Mission District-raised veteran's creative fire. For collectors, this piece represents a pivotal moment in Nejade's practice: the expansion of his Pop-inflected visual language into gestural abstraction. Already collected by Raiders players and permanently installed at Allegiant Stadium, Nejade's market is ascending. This is a rare, large-scale original that belongs on a serious wall.