Visual Analysis and Observation from the Painting Essay Write a visual essay analysis essay using a strong and clear thesis. A good visual analysis will use the details, symbols, and other observations from the painting to support the central argument.
The work I chose to discuss in the essay is Achilles and the tortoise, by Mark Tansey. Some observations I put together:
– Monochrome painting in tones of blue
-large rectangular canvas
– the painting includes famous figures from different time periods
– the woman in the center planting the tree is Princess Diana
– Albert Einstein is on the right talking to another person
– Achilles rocket is shooting up in the sky creating a huge cloud of smoke
– next, to the smoke, there is a large tree standing tall mimicking the shape of the rocket’s smoke
– to me, this symbolizes regrowth, new life after destruction, rebuilding.
