José Luis Campos - Citando al Toro

Original and sole work by the Visual Artist JOSE LUIS CAMPOS, titled “Citing the Bull” / Oil on Canvas 50x40 cm. / Unframed / year of creation 2018 / The artist puts this piece from his private collection up for sale for the very first and only time.

CV / Very Brief:
- José Luis Campos. Diploma with honors from the Panamerican 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 several Advertising agencies in Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil and parts of Central America.
- Winner of 1st prize “17.65” for best TV commercial of Toyota.
- Creator of 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 Hispano American Center in 1986 / Peru.
- Winner of the 1st Prize in Painting “Urban Landscapes” Association Vinatea Reynoso – Lima / Peru.
- Painting Professor (1992) at the Center for Contemporary Art of Wiesse Bank – Lima / Peru.
- Nomination for the Awards of the “1st Winter Salon Medinaceli of Art” Soria / Spain.
- Nomination International Space and Culture Awards – Córdoba / Andalusia / Spain.
- Honorary 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 Piece of History
José Luis Campos, Spanish Visual Artist. Born in 1948 in Galicia. Graduate of the Panamerican Institute of Art in 1974 (Buenos Aires-Argentina). Devoted to painting from a very young age. However, only in 2020 did he begin exploring sculpture under the guidance of the renowned Málaga sculptor Virgilio Rodríguez. He has been developing techniques and concepts with recyclable materials in most of his works, creating an atmosphere that captivates with the concept he develops, in a constant search to balance between the real and the imaginable. He often depicts in his works a peaceful line with certain details.
In his paintings he pays much attention to a reduced palette to portray a uniform work with few details. Lover of the pre-Columbian cultures of South America, specifically Peru, he has developed a mixed Indigenist/Abstract technique there several years ago, which today enjoys 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 international solo and group exhibitions, in addition to honorary diplomas, nominations, awards and recognitions, art books, press and television coverage. E.g., the book “Histoires de Peintres” by the prominent Malaga-born 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 form their own conclusions about his work. For Campos, a painting is a struggle between the artist and the canvas; you know where you begin, but never where you end.