Jasmin Siddiqui

Jasmin Siddiqui is a German-born multidisciplinary artist. She is popularly known as Hera.[1][2]

Jasmin Siddiqui

Early, personal life and education

Siddiqui was born in Frankfurt, West Germany in 1981. She was raised Catholic and Muslim, causing her to experience conflicts at school. She later coped with it as she came across graffiti.[3][4]

Siddiqui has a classic art education that started at eight years old.[3]

She studied Visual Communication and Graphic Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden.[5]

Art

Siddiqui’s works are characterized by gestural brushstrokes and use of mythological scenes. She combines traditional techniques and spray painting to portray comical and satirical scenes. Her works often tackle the human condition, childhood, injustice, and social awareness. Each of her works has a corresponding text to accompany the image.[3][4][6]

Herakut

In 2004, Siddiqui collaborated with graffiti artist Akut (Falk Lehmann) to form Herakut. Since 2004, the street art duo has exhibited in art fairs and galleries around the world, has created more than 100 public murals, published two books; and are in major collections[which?] around the world.[citation needed] Their works are characterized by their narrative style, use of drippy paint technique and imagination.[7][8][9][2]

Selected works

  • Poetry Written in Fairy Language
  • An Ode To You
  • Love her but leave her wild [2]
  • There is as much to learn as here is to teach[9]
  • Smart Rats Have a Thousand Lives[10]
  • I guess letting go[6]

References

  1. ^ "San Hejmo 2022: Viel mehr als nur Musik – erste Street Artists vorgestellt". Tonight News (in German). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Karlsrad Street Art featuring Jasmin Siddiqui aka HERA". MONTANA-CANS BLOG. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Artist Combines Graffiti and Poetry To Create Expressive Portraits Steeped in Symbolism". My Modern Met. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Hera". Urban Nation. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. ^ Nitzsche, Rainer (6 September 2020). "Das Wandgemälde von Jasmin Siddiqui in Rosenheim" (in German). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Hera from Herakut Art Duo First Solo Show in 8 Years!". Widewalls. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Herakut: big wall art around Germany". Fotoeins Fotografie. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Walls and Canvases Rich with Narrative by Artist Duo Herakut". Colossal. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Hera We Go Again By Hera of HERAKUT". FAD Magazine. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Wild Scavengers and Mythological Wonder Converge in Hera's Dreamy Mixed-Media Works". Colossal. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
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