Herakut, DE
The German artists Hera and Akut, both with roots in the streetart scene, joined forces in 2004 and began creating collaborative work under the name of Herakut. The duo has had exhibitions and created murals around the world, including in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, London, Toronto, Kathmandu and Melbourne. They have published two books, The Perfect Merge published in 2009 and 2011’s After the Laughter, to great success.
Herakut’s paintings are sensuous, savage, and always remarkable for their powerful dualism. Akut’s photorealistic details play out against Hera’s expressive, more gestural, line-work that seem poised to articulate stories of triumph and hardship. Humor and text are weaved their way into the work effortlessly.