José Luis Campos - O Peixe

CV / Very Brief:
- José Luis Campos. Diploma with honors from the Pan American Institute of Art – Buenos Aires / Argentina in 1974.
- Licenciado en Ciencias de la Comunicación – Publicidad & Marketing / in Buenos Aires / Argentina. In the 1980 and 1982 respectively.
- Art Director and Creative Director at several advertising agencies in Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil and parts of Central America.
- Winner of 1st prize “17.65” for Toyota’s best TV commercial.
- Created multiple campaigns for companies such as: Aerolíneas Argentinas, Toyota, Aero Perú, Banco de Crédito, Lev’is, Aeroméxico, Ricoh, Ladrillera Rex, Cigarettes: Colorado Oro, Marlboro, Muratti. KLM, American Airlines, among the most notable.
- Winner of the first Photography Prize of the Centro Hispano Americano in 1986 / Peru.
- Winner of the 1st Painting Prize “Urban Landscapes” Asociación Vinatea Reynoso – Lima / Peru.
- Painting Professor (1992) at the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo of the Wiesse Bank – Lima / Peru.
- Nomination for the Awards of the “1st Winter Salon Medinaceli of Art” Soria / Spain.
- Nomination for International Space and Culture Awards – Córdoba / Andalucía / Spain.
- Honorary Diploma awarded by the City Council of Nerja – Andalucía / 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 Slice of History
"O Peixe" / Original sculpture unique in wood and recycled metals, treated. Its dimensions are 41X56X10 cm. Sculpture made on both sides. Delivered padded in a wooden box for transport.
José Luis Campos Plastic Artist, Spanish. Born in 1948 in Galicia. Graduate of the Pan American Institute of Art in 1974 (Buenos Aires-Argentina). Dedicated to painting from an early age. However, only in 2020 did he begin experimenting with sculpture under the guidance of the well-known Málaga sculptor Virgilio Rodríguez. He developed techniques and concepts with recyclable materials in most works, creating an atmosphere that captivates with the concept developed, in a constant search to find the balance between the real and the imaginable. He tends to depict in his works a peaceful line with particular details.
In his painting, he pays great attention to a reduced palette to render a uniform work with few details. A lover of Pre-Columbian South American cultures, particularly Peru, he has developed there several years ago a mixed Indigenist/Abstract technique that now enjoys much acceptance among collectors. His works have in general been acquired by collectors in various 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 and China. He also has more than 26 solo and group exhibitions internationally, in addition to honorary diplomas, nominations, awards and recognitions, art books, press and TV coverage. Etc. For example the book “Stories of Painters” by the distinguished Málaga writer Joaquín Palmerola, the art book Itaca 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 spectators 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.