NADA New York 2025

Klein conjures a fantastical world populated by a riotous menagerie of animal protagonists—mice, spiders, sharks, dinosaurs, radioactive swans, peppermint snails, psychedelic flowers, wolf-fox-dog hybrids, and fluorescent toucans. These creatures inhabit surreal, densely painted environments scattered with confetti moons, spectral forests, diaphanous waterfalls, and ominous rivers. Executed in expressive impasto and luminous washes reminiscent of Morris Louis’s “stain” technique, the work employs a saturated, often cartoonish palette that both invites and unsettles—drawing viewers into vibrant surfaces that gradually reveal layered psychological depth.