"Welcome to Quintessential Arts", first presented as an intro on “The Sonic L.P” which was available on SoundCloud, later shelved thereafter published on relevant digital stores. The presentation was a result of a relationship between the organization and Ayanda Hadebe who has quiet the rep’ under his belt , to name a few an entrepreneur, investor and mentor. So when the record was made it was only right that he presented it, no one else could’ve created the urgency it had, he knew what he was talking about, those words were a result of conversations about Quintessential Arts before a t-shirt was even made. Presumably he had partial influence on the organization being named what it was named - Hence the documentary being named after the record. The documentary gives a synopsis on the formation of the organization, key events that lead to everyone involved being involved, from foundation to missteps and thoughts on its future. But even then, it only scratches the surface, there’s so much that was left out. From key players to in depth detail because how do you squeeze in so much in a run time of 13 minutes 23 seconds? Unless that is the plan.
WELCOME TO QUINTESSENTIAL ARTS: THE DOCUMENTARY
WELCOME TO QUINTESSENTIAL ARTS: THE DOCUMENTARY [PROMO VIDEO]
BEHIND THE SCENES: WELCOME TO QUINTESSENTIAL ARTS: THE DOCUMENTARY
WELCOME TO QUINTESSENTIAL ARTS: THE DOCUMENTARY [INTRO FROM THE SONIC L.P (DELUXE EDITION)]
ABOUT US
Quintessential Arts is an artistic organization that takes art to a broader spectrum, the name acts as something the organization stands for - the fifth essence, quintessential arts epitomizes what art is by recreating, reinventing, reiterating, and reinterpreting creations from previous centuries thereafter creating clothes which encode the ideas then decoding the ideas through the sonic.
Just like there is no religion without science and there isn't science without religion, as an organization working on several projects at one go quintessential arts is aware that without the sonic there are no garments and without the garments there is no sonic, lockscreens and other endeavors which set it apart from a typical artistic organization.
For quintessential arts the goal is to challenge the natural order of things, be the voice of reason and make those that don't identify with the status quo identify with it.
Many would assume there isn’t anything particularly astounding about the origins of the word ‘quintessential’ at a glance it is quite French and can be broken down into essential and then presumably essence. But what about the quint part? Think quintet or quintuplets. Quintessence literally means the ‘fifth essence’. Going back through medieval French to Latin, as quinta essential. It was used in classical and medieval philosophy to refer to: a fifth substance in addition to the four elements, thought to compose the heavenly bodies and to be latent in all things.
At heart quintessential arts is an organization that draws its inspiration from 90’s hip-hop culture and mythology.
QUINTESSENTIAL ARTS ׀ ALL HEAVENS RESERVED, 2024.
Quintessential Arts is an artistic organization that takes art to a broader spectrum, founded August 8th, 2020 in Johannesburg South, South Africa.