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This one is seemingly pretty strong in all three of the things mentioned.

subverted familiarity = originality

the skill is super impressive

and while I don't know the story behind this, it could very well be quite meaningful

I am not sure I agree with: subverted familiarity = originality, but I guess in the context of your original post, I see what you're saying. Maybe subverted expectation would have been a better way to express what I meant.

true. there are artists who just kind of "do the opposite of normal," which is pretty derivative.

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