José Quintanar Iniesta

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José Quintanar (Madrid, Spain, 1984) lives and works in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He is an artist with a background in comics and architecture. Using the book as the principal format for his work, José Quintanar explores the possibilities of drawing as a game and the ways in which it serves as a primary method to establish processes based on rudimentary rules.
He founded a publishing project, RUJA PRESS. A place where to explore and experiment with the format of the book.
Ph.D. researcher at UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA MADRID. His research is about the book as a public space.

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    • A Dutch landscape of 26 days

    Exhibition / presentation

    • 13-04-2020 t/m 28-06-2020
    • In collaboration with: RUJA PRESS
    • Location: MIDDELLANDSTRAAT 115, 3rd Floor., Rotterdam
    • A Dutch landscape of 26 days. Shower Gallery. Rotterdam. The Netherlands. May 2020. 26 days, 26 drawings, 26 ways to archive 26 lines.
    • https://www.josequintanar.com/-a-dutch-landscape-of-26-days

    DUTCH LANDSCAPE 13

    Exhibition / presentation

    • 01-10-2021 t/m 31-10-2021
    • In collaboration with: TERRANOVA. Artis't books Library and gallery
    • Location: Terranova. Comte Borrell 99, Barcelona
    • “Dutch Landscape 13” is a book that is printed within other books. The first edition consists of 91 books. Books found in the second-hand markets of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, and The Hague during the last year.
    • https://www.terrranova.com/