How exactly is that mean art? Does Chris think imply Bryan is gay qualifies it as mean art?
Calling someone Shrek like probably seems super mean to Chris but then he goes on about how charming the guy is. It's more like almost backhanded compliment art.
I think Chris tried, once again, to bend the rules to his favour by completely turning the assignment upside down on his work."Someone asks for a unflattering drawing of himself? I'm gonna melt his heart by doing the exact opposite! Yeah. That will make him ignore my complete lack of talent or capability to follow simple instructions!"
This is like the time he created Sonichu. A teacher told him not to use copyrighted material so he merged two incredibly popular IPs just to get away with it. After all these years, he still thinks he can do whatever he wants as long as it's endearing enough to win him a spot. Even when reality showed him over and over again that's not how the world works.