The 10-panel aluminum polyptych now on display in the gallery shows some artifacts of it's creation: scratches, smudges..etc. and I find that it's this very quality that let's the viewer know it's not mass-produced.
Reflecting on this I realized that the same quirkiness that may be sought after in a work of art -- evidence of it's uniqueness -- may be attractive in our friends and acquaintances as well, as expressed by this quote I stumbled upon:
“The errors of a man are what make him really lovable.”
— Goethe