Jose Luis Campos (1948) - El niño y el toro - NO RESERVE

Original and unique work by the Visual Artist JOSE LUIS CAMPOS, Titled “El Niño y el Toro” / Oil on Canvas 40x60 cm. Stretched on a wooden frame / Unframed / year of creation 1998 / The artist offers for sale for the first and only time this piece from his private collection.

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 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 the best television commercial of Toyota.
- Creator of multiple campaigns for companies such as: Aerolíneas Argentinas, Toyota, Aero 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 Professor (1992) at the Center for Contemporary Art of the Wiesse Bank – Lima / Peru.
- Nomination for the Awards of the “1st Winter Salon Medinaceli de Arte” Soria / Spain.
- Nomination International Awards Espacio y Cultura – Córdoba / Andalucía / Spain.
- Honor Diploma granted by the Municipality 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 Piece of History
José Luis Campos Visual Artist Spanish. Born in 1948 in Galicia. Graduate of the Panamerican Institute of Art in 1974 (Buenos Aires-Argentina). Devoted to painting from a very early age. However, only in 2020 did he begin exploring sculpture under the guidance of the renowned Malaga 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 quest to find balance between what is real and what is imaginable. 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 produce a uniform work with few details. A lover of pre-Columbian South American cultures, specifically Peru, he has developed there several years ago a mixed Indigenous/Abstract technique that today enjoys wide acceptance among collectors. His works have generally 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, China, Croatia. He also has more than 25 international solo and group exhibitions, in addition to honor diplomas, nominations, prizes and recognitions, art books, press and television coverage. For example, the book “Stories of Painters” by the noted Malaga 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, in addition to providing a certificate of authenticity to the buyer. It is almost a challenge to describe this multifaceted artist, as he prefers spectators form their own conclusions about his work. For Campos, a work is a struggle between the artist and the canvas; one knows where it begins, but never where it ends."