Mutu similarly combines Black figurative portraiture with dense botanical imagery and dark surrealist elements to explore identity, resistance, and cultural representation. Her collage and mixed media works share the same dramatic contrast between luminous figures and shadowy organic forms.

Thomas creates richly decorative figurative works centered on Black subjects that blend contemporary portraiture with bold material contrasts and cultural commentary. Her work similarly elevates Black identity through lush visual complexity and a fusion of decorative and activist sensibilities.

Rosales produces figurative works featuring Black subjects surrounded by dramatic floral and botanical elements drawn from classical and symbolic traditions, directly paralleling the dark romanticism and resistance themes in this piece. Her compositions share the same ethereal luminosity set against rich shadowy backgrounds.