"Platanos Canarios" (2020) Painting by Jose Luis Santamaria Campos

Jose Luis Santamaria Campos is a contemporary Spanish painter. Having graduated from the Panamerican School of Art in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he encountered a period where he had to balance his artistic aspirations with a simultaneous career in creative direction across various advertising companies for several years.

Throughout his artistic journey, he seized opportunities to showcase his creations in diverse settings, participating in solo and group exhibitions across countries such as Argentina, Peru, and his homeland, Spain. A notable highlight in his exhibition history was the Contemporary Art Fair in Seville, Spain, in 2003.

Today, Santamaria boasts a collection of over 60 works that have garnered international acclaim, utilizing a variety of techniques, with a particular focus on oil and watercolor. His artistic style leans towards Impressionism, but he also explores themes of Indigenism, occasionally intersecting with the realm of Abstract art. Describing himself proves challenging for the artist, as he prefers viewers to form their own conclusions about his work. For Santamaria, art is a means of bringing his soul to the canvas, where he plays with colors to breathe life into a creation that becomes, in essence, a reflection of the artist himself.

• Nationality: SPAIN
• Date of birth : 1948
• Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
• Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary Spanish Artists