Wiley's work shares Kennedy's lush, maximalist compositions featuring Black figures embedded in dense floral and ornamental surroundings with a vibrant, celebratory color palette. Both artists merge figurative scenes with abundant decorative elements to evoke joy and cultural richness.

Self's figurative paintings on canvas use bold, saturated color and playful layered compositions that echo Kennedy's festive, leisure focused scenes of Black figures in joyful social settings. Both artists create works with a dreamlike celebratory atmosphere rooted in contemporary Black life.

Abad's tropical figurative paintings burst with the same electric color palette, lush Caribbean and island imagery, and sense of leisure and abundance seen in Kennedy's work. Her layered compositions combining figures, food, and dense foliage in festive scenes closely mirror the visual language of this piece.