Art Location
Richardson Plaza
416 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
Quintessenz
Gemini
September 2019 – April 2022
Tomislav Topic and Thomas Granseuer comprise the Berlin-based street art duo known as Quintessenz, who combine color, shape, and movement to transform environments. They have developed a unique and unmistakable style that has roots in graffiti culture, chromatics, and graphic design. Their work has been featured in exhibits and public spaces worldwide.
Topic, with his assistant, Robert Westphal, created an installation at Northeastern that redefined two entrances to the university’s Richardson Plaza. Gemini, which marked the first temporary public art installation on the plaza, consisted of 76 unique hand-painted mesh banners hung from steel structures.
“Usually when you’re creating, you create the form first, and then pick a color for it. We want to put the color first.”
—Tomislav Topić
The banners served as vibrant gateways that shift and shimmered in the light and wind, creating an optical illusion as they moved and rippled against each other.