Of all my papers, I chose to re-write my Visual Rhetoric paper to improve the rhetorical analysis within. My original paper was more of an art review and did not have many good points analyzing the painting or the painters intentions. I added a lot of analysis into the artists meaning behind his painting style, the organization as well as the colors he used. I looked at many different aspects of the painting to decide what stood out to me as odd and what seemed important to the overall message. As I was unable to find any information on the painting, I simply implied the artists final meaning for myself. Anyone looking at the painting might have a different impression. There were a lot of stylistic details that I noticed told a specific story. For example, everyone in the painting is facing the front, making me feel like this was not a true portrait of a single day in the market. From this I inferred the compilation image theory which I discuss further in the paper.
I removed some passages about the layout of the buildings and how that makes things feel safe. I felt it didn’t fit in well with my new thesis. For my new thesis I took a step back from my paper, and really looked at the image. I thought about how I felt looking at the picture, and took the whole experience very personally. I come from a small town, and I felt similar feelings in the painting as I do when I am walking around in my own town. After I figured out what I felt was the main message, I was able to relate the analysis to the art – using layout, visuals as well as tone.