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This original canvas work serves as a foundational Level Study for Ms. Tubman: The Game, an ongoing series by Akio Evans.
The work originated from a dream in which Harriet Tubman’s journey unfolded through the visual logic of a game board. Drawing from the familiar structure of Ms. Pac-Man, the vision transformed its mechanics through history and memory: pursuit without power, movement without fear, progress without retreat.
Set against a black field, Harriet Tubman advances illuminated by her lantern. Darkness does not obscure her path—it clarifies it. Light becomes direction, and forward motion becomes law.
Behind her, the figures appear as ghosts—spectral embodiments of white supremacist terror rendered powerless through distance and repetition. One ghost emerges in red, signaling escalation and danger, yet it remains unable to interrupt her movement. History is acknowledged, but it does not dictate outcome.
This canvas marks the first translation of that dream into form—where a fleeting image became structure, and a vision became a system.
Original acrylic and mix media on canvas
One of one
Signed by the artist
Part of Ms. Tubman: The Game
Akio Evans / Hearts & Heroes Studios
This original canvas work serves as a foundational Level Study for Ms. Tubman: The Game, an ongoing series by Akio Evans.
The work originated from a dream in which Harriet Tubman’s journey unfolded through the visual logic of a game board. Drawing from the familiar structure of Ms. Pac-Man, the vision transformed its mechanics through history and memory: pursuit without power, movement without fear, progress without retreat.
Set against a black field, Harriet Tubman advances illuminated by her lantern. Darkness does not obscure her path—it clarifies it. Light becomes direction, and forward motion becomes law.
Behind her, the figures appear as ghosts—spectral embodiments of white supremacist terror rendered powerless through distance and repetition. One ghost emerges in red, signaling escalation and danger, yet it remains unable to interrupt her movement. History is acknowledged, but it does not dictate outcome.
This canvas marks the first translation of that dream into form—where a fleeting image became structure, and a vision became a system.
Original acrylic and mix media on canvas
One of one
Signed by the artist
Part of Ms. Tubman: The Game
Akio Evans / Hearts & Heroes Studios