Jose luis Campos - "Pensando"

Original and unique work by Visual Artist JOSE LUIS CAMPOS, entitled “Pensando” / Oil on Canvas 60x41 cm. / year of creation 2012 / Delivered rolled in a plastic tube. Black and white work. The artist puts this piece from his private collection up for sale for the first and only time.

CV / Very Brief:
- José Luis Campos. Graduated 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 TV commercial.
- Producer of multiple campaigns for companies such as: Aerolíneas Argentinas, Toyota, Aer Peru, 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 Hispano American Center in 1986 / Peru.
- Winner of the 1st Painting Prize “Urban Landscapes” Asociación Vinatea Reynoso – Lima / Peru.
- Painting Teacher (1992) at the Center for Contemporary Art of the Wiesse Bank – Lima / Peru.
- Nomination for the Prizes of the “1st Winter Salon Medinaceli of Art” Soria / Spain.
- Nomination International Prizes Espacio y Cultura – Córdoba / Andalusia / Spain.
- Diploma of Honor 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 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, only in 2020 did he begin exploring sculpture under the guidance of the renowned Malagan sculptor Virgilio Rodríguez. He developed techniques and concepts with recyclable materials in most works, creating an atmosphere that captivates through the conceived concept, in a constant search to balance the real and the imagined. He tends to depict in his works a peaceful line with certain details.
In his paintings he pays much attention to a reduced palette to render a uniform work with few details. Lover of Pre-Columbian South American cultures, especially Peru, he has developed there several years ago a mixed Indigenous/Abstract technique that now enjoys wide acceptance among collectors. His works have generally been acquired by collectors in various countries such as: USA, Belgium, Germany, the 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 international solo and group exhibitions, in addition to diplomas of honor, nominations, prizes and recognitions, art books, press and television. Eg. the book “Stories of Painters” by the distinguished Málaga-based 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. Describing this multifaceted artist is almost a challenge, as he prefers spectators form their own conclusions about his work. For Campos, a work is a struggle between the artist and the canvas; you know where it begins, but never where it ends.