José Luis Campos - Vuelo del Alma

Original and unique work by the visual artist JOSE LUIS CAMPOS, titled “Flight of the Soul” / Oil on Canvas 46x33 cm. / Unframed / year of creation 2018 / The artist puts this work from his private collection up for sale for the first and only time.

CV / Very Brief:
- José Luis Campos. Diploma with honors at the Pan American Institute of Art – Buenos Aires / Argentina in 1974.
- Bachelor in Communications Sciences – Advertising & Marketing / in Buenos Aires / Argentina. In the 1980s and 1982 respectively.
- Art Director and Creative Director at various Advertising agencies in Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil and parts of Central America.
- Winner of 1st prize “17.65” for the best Toyota television commercial.
- Creator of multiple campaigns for companies such as: Aerolíneas Argentinas, Toyota, Aero Peru, Banco de Crédito, Lev’is, Aeroméxico, Ricoh, Rex Brickworks, Cigarettes: Colorado Oro, Marlboro, Muratti. KLM, American Airlines, among the most notable.
- Winner of the First Photography Prize of the Hispano American Center in 1986 / Peru.
- Winner of the 1st Painting Prize “Urban Landscapes” Association Vinatea Reynoso – Lima / Peru.
- Painting Professor (1992) at the Contemporary Art Center of Wiesse Bank – Lima / Peru.
- Nominated for the Awards of the “1st Winter Salon Medinaceli de Arte” Soria / Spain.
- Nominations International Space and Culture Awards – Córdoba / Andalusia / Spain.
- Honor Diploma awarded by the City Council of Nerja – Andalusia / Spain.
- Exhibitions: Argentina 1980/1982. - Peru 1987/1989/1992/1993/1995. Spain 2002/2003/2009/2020/2021/2022/2023. - Italy 2022 Switzerland 2022. - USA Miami 2022.

A Little Piece of History
José Luis Campos, Spanish Visual Artist. Born in 1948 in Galicia. Graduate of the Pan American Institute of Art in 1974 (Buenos Aires-Argentina). Dedicated to painting from a very early age. However, it was only in 2020 that he ventured into sculpture with the well-known Málaga sculptor Virgilio Rodríguez. He has been developing techniques and concepts with recyclable materials in most of his works, creating an atmosphere that captivates through the concept developed, in a constant search to find the balance between the real and the imaginable. He tends to imprint in his works a peaceful line with certain details.
In his paintings he pays great attention to a reduced palette to achieve a uniform work with few details. A lover of pre-Columbian South American cultures, specifically Peru, he has developed there some years ago a mixed Indigenist/Abstract technique which today has much acceptance among collectors. His works have generally been acquired by collectors in several countries such as: USA, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Portugal, Italy, Slovakia, Finland, Switzerland, Japan, Greece, Ireland, Austria, France, Canada, Spain, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, England, China. He also has more than 25 solo and group exhibitions internationally, in addition to honor diplomas, nominations, prizes and recognitions, art books, press and television coverage. For example the book “Historias de Pintores” by the prominent Málaga writer Joaquín Palmerola, the Itaca art book published in Soria Spain, contemporary art 2003 Sevilla Art Fair among others. José Luis Campos signs his paintings by hand on the front and back of the work and also provides a certificate of authenticity to the buyer. It is almost a challenge to describe this multifaceted artist, as he prefers viewers to form their own conclusions about his work. For Campos, a work is a struggle between the artist and the canvas; you know where you begin, but never where you end.