Hera

"In my pieces I show the other side of being a woman. So sometimes they really are sexy, but most of the time they are just beautiful mommies pushing their shopping trolleys, with small breasts and chunky thighs."

Cautiously optimistic dystopian in approach, street-smart proletarian in execution, the stylized work of Hera—half of the street art duo Herakut—silently and provocatively beckons your attention from the walls of Wiesbaden, Germany. I came across Hera in my new favorite book, Graffiti Woman (by Nicholas Ganz, a.k.a. Keinom, of Graffiti World fame)—precursor/sister to Graffiti Women: Street Art from Five Continents. Swoon's words lend additional street cred to both projects.