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.
DUTCH LANDSCAPE 13
“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.
A Dutch landscape of 26 days
A Dutch landscape of 26 days. Shower Gallery. Rotterdam. The Netherlands. May 2020.
26 days, 26 drawings, 26 ways to archive 26 lines.