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Formal analysis paper The outdoor mural on the east facing side of the WMCAT building is a breathtaking mosaic called The Metaphorest Project, created by Tracy VanDuinen. This larger than life size vista was an Artprize entry in 2011, and took 2nd place in the competition. This set the standard for not only large-scale public art within Grand Rapids MI, but also the most exhilarating. The scene is an impressive mixture of 2-D and 3-D design, the foreground being mostly of relief sculpture and multi-media mosaic; the background painted. The Metaphorest Project depicts the importance of creation, perception, and the imagination when trying to create a better world for yourself and future generations. The setting of this piece can be described as a fantasy- like garden, seen in a lucid dream. Along the bottom of the mural are relief landscape sculptures. Lush green ferns and bushes line the left corner, working towards the right are more floral bushes and a single extravagant tree centered in the composition. A curving ladder interrupts the left side of the trees foliage. A young girl is on the top step, reaching to place a single star in the sky to complete a small dipper constellation. The constellation is set on a circular segment that is painted purple and dark blue, while the rest of the sky was painted bright sky blue, with soft white clouds to accent. The word “input” is boldly printed to the left of the ladder; the text is laden with a mosaic of mirror-like material, being possible to see your own reflection, this portrays the fact that anyone’s input can be purposeful to any task, like the girl completing the constellation. Beneath the tree branches is a detailed painted entryway. Looks as if it was a common door you would find in the back of a restaurant; white, metal push bar to open, metal sheet across the bottom. An African American woman is holding the door open with one hand, the rest of her body in a position that could be described

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