{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Graffiti, Marker \u0026 Spray Cans"],"cover":{"alt":"Berlin gets Colorful - Quintessenz Extinguisher Action","height":1520,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-drips.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2012-03-19T19:01:12Z","description":"Berlin-based Quintessenz Creation crew painted a colorful mural in Berlin using nothing more than paint and alienated fire extinguishers...!","html":"\u003cp\u003eLast Friday, Berlin-based \u003cstrong\u003eQuintessenz Creation\u003c/strong\u003e crew (don’t forget their \u003ca href=\"/quintessenz-creation-feat-danny-doom/\"\u003eupcoming exhibition\u003c/a\u003e together with \u003ca href=\"/danny-doom-vs-flamat/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDanny Doom\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e in Hamburg!) was invited by a somehow popular sporting goods manufacturer to paint a mural at Sage Club in Mitte, which is why Berlin now has another colorful facade\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing nothing more than liters and liters of paint together with several alienated fire extinguishers, the Quintessenz boys bombarded the prepared wall (they previously painted a shoe silhouette using latex-paint) and created in that way meters long drips in different colors which now are visible from long distance. I for one took cover from the paint-rain and tried to take some photos from the roof, documenting the action.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuintessenz perfected the extinguisher-paint on latex system for their \u003ca href=\"/true-colors-unlimited-urban-art/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrue Colors\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e stop motion production, creating that mysterious paint effect you can admire around minute four in the video! To cut a long story short, here are some of my shots\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1228\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1228\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1228\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-action_hu_865c6f7c5eaa57fa.avif 480w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-action_hu_ae7ff719ac433ae0.avif 960w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-action_hu_90164c5a1c6e964b.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-action_hu_a03b1d6349d7e12c.webp 480w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-action_hu_4f6b5a7c480e6b86.webp 960w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-action_hu_1a498c155f836a58.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-action_hu_308dace16ed43fb5.jpg\" srcset=\"/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-action_hu_dea2681475a5fca.jpg 480w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-action_hu_4fb8854e02ba25f8.jpg 960w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-action_hu_308dace16ed43fb5.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"Quintessenz Creation Action\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eQuintessenz Creation Action\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 2760\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"2760\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"2760\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-mural-art_hu_99eb12c7ba6dc649.avif 480w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-mural-art_hu_3e4423f8a67429c6.avif 960w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-mural-art_hu_f4b57386d92c2b74.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-mural-art_hu_62f7fdb53b4ce940.webp 480w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-mural-art_hu_7159d1e0f95f6344.webp 960w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-mural-art_hu_ff99ac50be0afd07.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-mural-art_hu_2a48604979cb0af4.jpg\" srcset=\"/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-mural-art_hu_140a705b8cd8db70.jpg 480w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-mural-art_hu_de7fee87ee3e15df.jpg 960w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-mural-art_hu_2a48604979cb0af4.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2160\" alt=\"Quintessenz Creation Mural Art\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eQuintessenz Creation Mural Art\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; 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--image-ratio: 1840 / 1228\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1228\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1228\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-mural_hu_9154cebdab85554a.avif 480w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-mural_hu_ea84bb417e02e3ff.avif 960w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-mural_hu_5f9a04978d5d31f8.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-mural_hu_30981a6d3724471a.webp 480w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-mural_hu_3277011923aad9ac.webp 960w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-mural_hu_aabc0e66059bf539.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-mural_hu_87673685ea2b8fd9.jpg\" srcset=\"/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-mural_hu_f42e05cb11f46da5.jpg 480w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-mural_hu_c8d51e46c7903765.jpg 960w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-mural_hu_87673685ea2b8fd9.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"Quintessenz Creation Extinguisher Mural\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eQuintessenz Creation Extinguisher Mural\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1228\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1228\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1228\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-action_hu_d96ab18aaac4df37.avif 480w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-action_hu_743b363a715343c6.avif 960w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-action_hu_25defafd6e7665c1.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-action_hu_616e8c212e2538bf.webp 480w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-action_hu_3545681da972298.webp 960w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-action_hu_8764803ef0c4b2f7.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-action_hu_bf5923e15d4fe712.jpg\" srcset=\"/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-action_hu_c60fcd6a21ec0180.jpg 480w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-action_hu_91010f7f30a1b492.jpg 960w, /berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-action_hu_bf5923e15d4fe712.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"Quintessenz Creation - Extinguisher Action\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eQuintessenz Creation - Extinguisher Action\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n\n\nLast Friday, Berlin-based **Quintessenz Creation** crew (don’t forget their [upcoming exhibition](/quintessenz-creation-feat-danny-doom/) together with [**Danny Doom**](/danny-doom-vs-flamat/) in Hamburg!) was invited by a somehow popular sporting goods manufacturer to paint a mural at Sage Club in Mitte, which is why Berlin now has another colorful facade...\n\nUsing nothing more than liters and liters of paint together with several alienated fire extinguishers, the Quintessenz boys bombarded the prepared wall (they previously painted a shoe silhouette using latex-paint) and created in that way meters long drips in different colors which now are visible from long distance. I for one took cover from the paint-rain and tried to take some photos from the roof, documenting the action.\n\nQuintessenz perfected the extinguisher-paint on latex system for their [*True Colors*](/true-colors-unlimited-urban-art/) stop motion production, creating that mysterious paint effect you can admire around minute four in the video! To cut a long story short, here are some of my shots...\n\n![Quintessenz Creation Action](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-action.jpg\u003e)\n\nQuintessenz Creation Action ![Quintessenz Creation Mural Art](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-mural-art.jpg\u003e)\n\nQuintessenz Creation Mural Art ![Quintessenz Creation Berlin](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-berlin.jpg\u003e)\n\nQuintessenz Creation Berlin ![Quintessenz Creation Extinguisher Mural](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-mural.jpg\u003e)\n\nQuintessenz Creation Extinguisher Mural ![Quintessenz Creation - Extinguisher Action](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/quintessenz-creation-extinguisher-action.jpg\u003e)\n\nQuintessenz Creation - Extinguisher Action ","tags":["Mural Art","Extinguisher Graffiti","Quintessenz","Urban Art Berlin"],"title":"Berlin gets Colorful - Quintessenz Extinguisher Action","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/berlin-gets-colorful-quintessenz-extinguisher-action/"}