Michael T. Rea’s ‘Olympia‘ is clearly a riff on Chewbacca. Nor is it the only familiar figure. To what end? Here’s what he told fecalface.com:
Well motion pictures in general are a big source of inspiration for me. I have always enjoyed how people will quote lines from a movie. I like how for a few seconds the line between fiction and reality is blurred. I tend to like horror and science fiction films the most. I also like to think about time travel from time to time. Television is a big thing for me as well. I love inappropriate jokes, and I like to incorporate humor into a lot of my pieces as well.