Mobile Lovers Rhetorical Analysis

Graffiti and street artists a like have always had a reputation of being the anonymous voice of a nation of rebels, oppressed peoples, and free thinkers a like. Graffiti/street art could be found on just about any surface within and surrounding an urban setting, however it is up to the artist to depict their images on surfaces that could support their rhetorical appeal to the fullest. Artist like Banksy for instance, make a name for themselves when their work strikes a chord with just about everyone who sees their work with just enough knowledge of the human experience to understand the significance of the work. Banksy's "Mobile Lovers" is one of the best examples of effective Graffiti art because we as the audience can negotiate, interpret, and makes sense of the images we see in this work, as discussed by the chapter "Rhetorical Analysis and Visual Media" in Rhetorical Approaches to College Writing. The rhetorical appeals as well as the cannons of rhetoric are readily identifiable through Banksy's work with the aid of background knowledge of who Banksy is.
Banksy establishes his credibility as an artist through years of street art as well as appearances in articles and other news media
Banksy may have unintentionally used the canons of rhetoric as well as the rhetorical appeals to present an image that could be used as an example of the ability to analyze street art and other unconventional visual works for it use of visual rhetoric. However, Banksy's art allows use to analyze and draw upon the rhetorical appeals of his art and how such could make artists as much of a rhetorician as we associate writers to be