Jose Luis Campos - Mirador del Pasado

Original and unique artwork by the Visual Artist JOSE LUIS CAMPOS, titled “Mirador del Pasado” / Oil on Canvas 50x40 cm / Unframed / year of creation 2021. Work within Surrealism.

CV / Very Brief:
- José Luis Campos. Diploma with honors from 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, Aero Peru, Banco de Crédito, Leví’s, 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 Teacher (1992) at the Center for Contemporary Art of Banco Wiesse – 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.
- Honor Diploma awarded by the City Hall 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 Slice 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). He has been devoted to painting from a very early age. However, it was not until 2020 that he began venturing into sculpture under the guidance of the renowned Málaga sculptor Virgilio Rodríguez. He developed techniques and concepts with recyclable materials in most of his works, recreating an atmosphere that captivates with the concept it presents, in a constant search to find balance between the real and the imaginable. He tends to depict in his works a peaceful line with certain 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, some years ago, a mixed Indigenist/Abstract technique that currently 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 honor diplomas, nominations, awards and recognitions, art books, press and television features. For example, the book “Historias de Pintores” by the distinguished Málaga-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 reverse of the work, in addition to providing 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 painting is a struggle between the artist and the canvas; one knows where it begins, but never where it ends."