So what you are saying is that you are heralding in a sort of New-Wave of CG. If that's the case, I must warn that by playing the "not-realistic-it's-art" joker you are setting yourself up for criticisms about your vision, interpretation, etc. etc.

I guess for me, it's enough to know that at some point you dropped the photorealism when you realised that there was another potential for the work. I like what you've done but I wouldn't frame it and hang it on my wall as it just doesnt capture me.