Herakut
HERAKUT
Herakut - 'it doesn't have to be perfect'
Herakut is a German duo of street artists that have combined aspects of photo realism and fantasy with storytelling in the pieces that they produce all over the world. Jasmin Siddiqui is known as Hera, and her partner; Falk Lehmann, is known as Akut, thusly producing the name of Herakut for the combined artists.
For their street work, they rely on spontaneity and as Hera created her characters, Akut fills them in using references to create highly realistic studies. Akut has said that Hera is the illustrator, producing the frameworks and quotes, whereas he is the photo-realistic spray-painter. Their work has become a large movement and a global phenomenon due to internet and peoples ability to share their work.
They were once part of the Graffiti scene, but are now allocated places to paint legally to deter people from painting on them. The two are well respected in their field, and for higher members of street art, there is a code that is followed; where in which those pieces created by artists of a greater standard of work, should not be tainted or covered. This is one of the main reasons why they are so successful and that cities encourage them to create public murals.
Herakut also do work onto canvasses for much smaller pieces, and to allow themselves to continue creating for their projects and exhibitions.
Herakut say that their work codifies subjects that interest them and that their work is figurative to help to display such subjects in their own life and those around the world. They choose to address important issues in the world, yet portray them in a positive light as opposed to negatively in order to have a higher impact on the people that view it.
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Upon watching several documentaries online and viewing the ways that Herakut create their work, I've discovered that they tend to use various layers of watered down paint then covered with spray paint to create depth and shadows behind their work, I find this use of dripping extremely interesting due to the fact that the opacity of the background can be controlled. I wish to experiment with this in my own work on various scales to see how the process performs.
Herakut : Message for the children 2016
After the terrorist attack in Paris, 2016, Herakut decided to create a mural, dedicated to France and their solidarity at the time. Their way of portraying a bright light on a negative subject was through their choice of patriotism through a form fantasy, combining the French public (symbolised by the boy) and what the future shall bring to them (symbolised by the horse-flies). After watching documentaries based on their work, they stated that this particular piece was to create solidarity; and through the patriotic use of the flag and their colours, this can be regarded as extremely effective.
Created through layering paint bases topped with spray paint, the piece appears highly realistic and like the illustration from a fairy-tale book from the combination of the different skills which the artists house.
The writing is directed purely to the children of the city, offering hope and joy to those who had suffered great loss. The quote reads :
a truly humbling quote to stand by in such times of devastation after the Paris attacks, and on such a note, this concluded my page on Herakut.
Herakut - 'it doesn't have to be perfect'
For their street work, they rely on spontaneity and as Hera created her characters, Akut fills them in using references to create highly realistic studies. Akut has said that Hera is the illustrator, producing the frameworks and quotes, whereas he is the photo-realistic spray-painter. Their work has become a large movement and a global phenomenon due to internet and peoples ability to share their work.
They were once part of the Graffiti scene, but are now allocated places to paint legally to deter people from painting on them. The two are well respected in their field, and for higher members of street art, there is a code that is followed; where in which those pieces created by artists of a greater standard of work, should not be tainted or covered. This is one of the main reasons why they are so successful and that cities encourage them to create public murals.
Herakut also do work onto canvasses for much smaller pieces, and to allow themselves to continue creating for their projects and exhibitions.
Herakut say that their work codifies subjects that interest them and that their work is figurative to help to display such subjects in their own life and those around the world. They choose to address important issues in the world, yet portray them in a positive light as opposed to negatively in order to have a higher impact on the people that view it.
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Upon watching several documentaries online and viewing the ways that Herakut create their work, I've discovered that they tend to use various layers of watered down paint then covered with spray paint to create depth and shadows behind their work, I find this use of dripping extremely interesting due to the fact that the opacity of the background can be controlled. I wish to experiment with this in my own work on various scales to see how the process performs.
Herakut : Message for the children 2016
After the terrorist attack in Paris, 2016, Herakut decided to create a mural, dedicated to France and their solidarity at the time. Their way of portraying a bright light on a negative subject was through their choice of patriotism through a form fantasy, combining the French public (symbolised by the boy) and what the future shall bring to them (symbolised by the horse-flies). After watching documentaries based on their work, they stated that this particular piece was to create solidarity; and through the patriotic use of the flag and their colours, this can be regarded as extremely effective.
Created through layering paint bases topped with spray paint, the piece appears highly realistic and like the illustration from a fairy-tale book from the combination of the different skills which the artists house.
The writing is directed purely to the children of the city, offering hope and joy to those who had suffered great loss. The quote reads :
"Le message est pour les enfants :
Même si l'époque la tend, difficile à voir, la magie existe
Nous l’avons vue."
which translates to,
"The message is for children:
Even if the time tends, hard to see, magic exists
We saw it"
a truly humbling quote to stand by in such times of devastation after the Paris attacks, and on such a note, this concluded my page on Herakut.
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