Quintessenz

Hannover / Germany

Thomas Granseuer and Tomislav Topic make up the Hannover and Berlin-based duo, Quintessenz. With early foundations in graffiti culture and graphic design, the two shapes and patterns typically used in architecture to change the perception of how we see spaces. Quintessenz is part of the class of 2018 in the URBAN NATION Artist in Residence Programme. […]

Biography / Quintessenz

Thomas Granseuer and Tomislav Topic make up the Hannover and Berlin-based duo, Quintessenz. With early foundations in graffiti culture and graphic design, the two shapes and patterns typically used in architecture to change the perception of how we see spaces. Quintessenz is part of the class of 2018 in the URBAN NATION Artist in Residence Programme.

Starting out as students at the University of applied Science and Arts in Hildesheim, they developed a unique an unmistakeable signature style.

Space is the fundamental inspiration for Quintessenz, it interferes with its environment, using old buildings as their canvases, with their murals covering entire facades. In public spaces and galleries, their abstract work shares one thing in common: that their art makes and creates space for colour. To Quintessenz, colour is more than an art form. It is the content itself.

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Blog / September 17, 2018
Artist in Residence Programme
Urban contemporary art scouts out its place in the city. But art also craves freedom, space to let ideas grow, where talent is honed, and style and technology experience encouragement. With the Artist in Residence Programme, brought to life by the museum’s director Yasha Young, URBAN NATION offers artists a chance within the scope of