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 Remix culture is somewhat inherent in almost all artworks in my opinion. While intentional remix artwork is usually easy to spot and define there is an element of subconscious remixing in all art creation. I am referring to influence, borrowed concepts, tropes, reoccurring symbols, etc. Intentionally remixed elements can be thoughtful as well as arbitrary in my opinion, which can be observed in some of my creations where I chose to let instinct guide some of my decisions.  Fossil fuels.  Bed bug! Pretty self explanatory. Alternative to the bed bug. Cheese with tentacles. I liked the way the tentacles looked coming out of the cheese holes. Loosely based on a debate a friend and I were having about cream cheese in sushi. Personally I dislike the combination of cheese and seafood and this mashup comically emphasizes that. Monster cake. In this alternative the cake is the monsters body instead of the tentacles coming from inside the food item.  I watched the Last Of Us ...

 After watching Gary Hustwit's documentary, I decided to create a sofa based off of designer Hella Jongerius's concept of giving individual character and quirk to something produced industrially. I decided to not limit myself with a concept I found little inspiration in (since I do not actually need to worry about selling this thing) but I did also consider simplification and de-cluttering certain elements. The headrest is adjustable and it would theoretically be made of dyed leather and wood. I fully understand this sofa is not to the tastes of the general public, however in my mind that makes it more special to the portion of people who would find it's retro tackiness endearing, and therefore makes it more valuable than a regular sofa in the right situation.

  Here is my tinker CAD castle!