KAWS merges street art spray paint techniques with bold acrylic application on canvas, creating colorful and dynamic compositions that similarly bridge graffiti culture with contemporary fine art painting traditions.

Josh Smith works with aggressively gestural and energetic acrylic painting on canvas, employing similarly bold color palettes and loose expressive mark making that echo the raw painterly dynamism found in Bernhardt's approach.

Dana Schutz creates boldly colorful and physically dynamic figurative and action oriented compositions on canvas with a similarly energetic and expressive paint application that captures movement and vibrancy in a contemporary American context.