Jose Luis Campos - Mirador del Pasado

Original and sole work 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. Honorary degree with honors from the Pan American Institute of Art – Buenos Aires / Argentina in 1974.
- Licensed 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 part of Central America.
- Winner of 1st prize “17.65” for the best TV commercial of Toyota.
- Realizer 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 Hispanic American Center in 1986 / Peru.
- Winner of the 1st Painting Prize “Urban Landscapes” Asociación Vinatea Reynoso – Lima / Peru.
- Painting Professor (1992) at the Center of Contemporary Art of Wiesse Bank – Lima / Peru.
- Nominated for the Awards of the “1st Winter Salon Medinaceli de Arte” Soria / Spain.
- Nominated International Space and Culture Awards – Córdoba / Andalusia / Spain.
- Diploma of Honor 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. - U.S. 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 venture into sculpture under the guidance of the renowned Málaga sculptor Virgilio Rodríguez. He developed techniques and concepts with recyclable materials in most works, recreating an atmosphere that captivates through the concept developed, in a constant search to find balance between what is real and what is imaginable. He often depicts in his works a peaceful line with certain details.
In his painting works he pays close attention to a reduced palette to create a uniform work with few details. Lover of the Pre-Columbian cultures of South America, particularly Peru, he has developed a long-standing Indigenist/Abstract mixed technique there which today has much acceptance among collectors. His works in general have been acquired by collectors in several countries such as: U.S., 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, awards and recognitions, art books, press and television. E.g., the book “Histories of Painters” by the noted 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 start, but never where you end.