The Seven Paddlers, 2025 Jason Chen 30 x 21 1/2 inches

30 x 21 1/2 inches

he demonstrated that the art of Black people is essential to the story of American art

cause and effect

He began this series by drawing family members and individuals he encountered near his neighborhood

Cantu titled “Transcendental Train Yards” offered entry to another realm

The Seven Paddlers, 2025 Jason Chen 30 x 21 1/2 inchesThe Seven Paddlers, 2025 4 Color Lithograph on Buff Somerset Velvet 22 x 30 inches Edition of 30 Collaborating Printer: Justine Ditto This work is rooted in a cosmology drawn from the Maya world. At the center of the composition appears the celestial canoe, a direct reference to the paddler gods of Mesoamerican mythology. The seven figures seated within the vessel embody these moving deities, symbolizing the apparent journey of the sun through the