EQFuentes resume

Born in Cuba, on July 10, 1966, Esteban Quintana de la Fuente dedicated himself to join the essential of art and technology resources, with the purpose of developing multimedia communication projects.
He began carrying out painting exhibitions, the ones that progressively go integrating other expression media such as music, sculpture and projections (multimedia expo The man through the time or The Landscapes of Man).
This multi-disciplinary concept let him use, not only the possibilities of the different resources, but besides, carries him to conceive a way to understand and manage the information and media.

This philosophy of integration becomes the conductive thread of his presentations and also as a useful method to work in other kind of projects.
He arrived in Madrid in 1998 where tries to give continuity to his work. He made a personal painting exhibition and gave a drawing course with his own methodology; however, he discovers it is possible to apply his resources in an environment where competence, velocity, information and advertising prevail.
For this reason, he would not delay in finding a place at design studio, communication agency or freelance advertising projects, where he develops at the same time, a commercial and creative work, integrating once more art, technology and his philosophy of management.

-What is important is to count on a mechanism or a strategy ready for immediate adaptation...

Creates his studio and the Communication Site Project in order to link to people and projects dedicated to investigation, design and development of technical, advertising, didactic and artistic subjects, and also as a place to spread out his own contents.

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RESUME

PERSONAL PROFILE

Creativity, enterprising.

Content design and accomplishment for different media and alive presentation.

Orientation to develop artistic, technological, advertising, didactic, research, reportage, nature and entertainment projects.

Philisophy and multimedia work method (traditional and digital methods). Experienced in graphic, audiovisual and interactive traditional techniques and software.

Information management and communication.

Immediate adaptability.

Team orientation.

Knowledge about technology and media. (Working principles)

Oral communication. Locution.

Drawing skill (portrait, comics, character design, technical draw, vectorial draw). Techniques (acrylic, gouache, water color, ink). Painting (acrylic, oil on canvas)

Musical talent: percussion, drum, keyboard, bass guitar.

Language: English (medium-high level)

Self-taught.

SOFTWARE: MAC Y PC platforms

Adobe Photoshop CS, Freehand MX, Quark 6.5, Vegas Vídeo 5, DVD Architect 2.0, DVD Workshop 2.0 (high level)
Cubase SX, Sound Forge 6, Adobe Premier 6 (medium-high level)
Dreamweaver MX, Flash Mx, 3Ds Max 7 (basic level)

EDUCATION

2004	Company creation seminar. Chamber of Commerce, Madrid.
1995	Non verbal communication psychology. Havana City, Cuba.
1994	Psychology and meditation. Havana City, Cuba.
1989	Bachelor degree

INTEREST AND HOBBIES

Psychology, logical synthesis and mental development, technology, art, civilizations, scientific research, 3D animation, travel, nature, motor sport, collector, humor.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2001-2005	M.E.D.I.A.S.A.T. Group. Spain. Illustrator and graphic designer. (Advertising design, Cds and DVDs covers, books, encyclopedias. Books, catalogues, brochures layout. Prototypes and packaging design and accomplishment. Illustracions).
2004	Illustracions for The Vancouver Sun, Classic Children´s Book Collection.
2004	Illustracions for The Children Golden Library. Daily Scottish Mail Collection.
2003	Illustrations for The Best Novels of the Universal Contemporary Literature. EL MUNDO newspaper collection.
2002	Drawing and painting course with my own methodology. MARMAR School. Madrid.
2002	Metavox 1.05. Infography and animation for Interactive Spanish Pronunciation Manual. Madrid.
2001-2004	Boda 5 Estrellas Magazine. Graphic design, layout and art direction.
1999-2000	Image Factory . Commercial agent and graphic designer. (Technical-commercial interview with clients. Proyect advisement and budgeting. Magazines, brochures, catalogues design and layout. Photographic retouch.
1990-1997	Period in which I carried out multimedia alive presentations, combining different media and techniques. Projects related with art, science and technology. Among them I highlight:
1997	“The Landscapes of Man”. International Press Center. Havana City, Cuba. 15 large format paintings, composition and performance of the presentation incidental music.
1994	“The Holow ”. Project exhibited in the Computer Palace, Havana City. Work dedicated to music, therapeutic, psychology, phylosophy and dance.Included the presence of guests that gave brief conferences: Professor Gabriel Calaforra, Dr Juan Enrique Guerrero, Padre Marciano García (O.C.D.), and Contemporary Dance Teachers from Instituto Superior de Arte ISA.
1991	“2do Encounter of Arabian Culture in Cuba”, Havana Great Theater. Multimedia project. Sculptures, paintings, incidental music and dance.
1990	“Man Through the Time”. Multimedia recreation of Ancient Faraonic Egypt Civilization. Replicas, sculptures, incidental music, painting and dance were presented. Thank to the collaboration of friends, among them artists, I could carry out this great project of reproducing and setting replicas of the most highlighted symbol of this ancient egyptian culture. The music was recorded in Radio Progreso studio with the collaboration of the percussionist Armando García.
1987-1997	Period in which I have made seven personal and twenty collective exhibitions in Cuba and other twenty countries. The most highlighted are:
1997	“Young Cuban Painting": A contemporary sample”. Held in Villamoura Marinotel, Lisboa - Portugal, march 6 - 11. Horizontal Project painters organization.
1991	“Nine young artists”. Havana Biennal.
1991	FIART 91. Salón de los Vitrales, Old Havana.
1991	4th Havana Biennal. Participation in theoretical events.
1986-1998	MUSICAL WORKS SUMMARY FROM THE 1986-1997 PERIOD WHEN LIVING IN CUBA:
1997	“The Landscapes of Man”. Multimedia incidental music.
1994	“The holow ”. Computer music for a multimedia presentation held in the Computer Palace Havana City.
1993	“Geometric Experience ”. Computer music. Work presented in the Electroacoustic music festival, Havana City, sponsored by Cuban National Laboratory
1990	“Microorganisms". Computer music. Script for stage version with two kids.
1990	“Man Through the Time”. Music for multimedia presentation about Pharaonic Egypt. Keyboards and traditional percussion combination. Recorded in Radio Progreso Studios with the collaboration of Armando García percussionist.
1988	“Chemical Lab ”. Work for guitar and bassguitar played by Iván Domenech and acoustic piano and drum by Esteban Quintana. The purpose was to created a chemical laboratory environment with traditional instruments.
	INCIDENTAL MUSIC “Jungle”. Music for the exhibition of Pablo H´s paitings. “Nine Young Artists”. Inauguration in the 4th Havana Biennal. “Poiesis” . Music for the exhibition of Eduardo Valladares´s paintings at Casa Guayasamín. Havana City. “Lourdes”. Music for Mundo Latino documentary. Music for TV programs made by Trimagen and Hurón Azul. Incidental music for “Meridiano Cultural”. CMBF Radio station. Havana City. Cuba. CONCERTS October 10th Writer´s Home. Havana City. Participation in the Electroacoustic Music Festivals sponsored by the National Cuban Laboratory.

2003	I start electroacoustic music composition again in Madrid. (more details on multimedia gallery section)
	AUDIOVISUALS Promotional videos for artits. Shooting, editing, musicalization, locution. I can highlight the periodical work for Horizontal Project Painters Group, making interviews with authors and a short documentary of their works. Reportage of different artist events with Kanamaster team.

2003	I start the audiovisual work again. I made the reportage of Coto de Doñana, a short lenght of skying at Baqueira Beret. Travel videos. 3D and Video Mix for product and prototype presentations. (more details on this website)
	PHOTOGRAPHY Catalogues photography: jewellers, painters and artists. Cultural events reportage. Artistic photography: model, urban, concept, etc.

2004	I start my photographic work again. Urban, travel, people, editorial, product, model, concept, advertising. (more details on this website)

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