Transformative artist of the day

Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik makes papercuts out of comics.  Here's the Tree of Life using The Incredible Hulk--I like the choice not just for the color but because it's Bruce Banner, scientist, integrated into a religious concept:

And Pillar of Cloud, Pillar of Fire:

How would one articulate the argument for transformativeness?  What about de minimis use?  More on the artist.