DiscoverWhat’s My Thesis?273 Israel Campos: Printmaking, Mexican Revolution Art, & Los Angeles Identity
273 Israel Campos: Printmaking, Mexican Revolution Art, & Los Angeles Identity

273 Israel Campos: Printmaking, Mexican Revolution Art, & Los Angeles Identity

Update: 2025-09-16
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In this episode of Whats My Thesis?, Los Angeles printmaker Israel Campos shares how his work bridges Mesoamerican codices, Mexican revolutionary art, and the mural traditions of his South Central upbringing. Known for his meticulous intaglio prints, Campos reclaims visual histories disrupted by colonization—collapsing linear perspective, weaving ancient mythologies, and drawing on the political legacies of artists like José Clemente Orozco.


From growing up in a garment factory household to exhibiting at Charlie James Gallery, Campos has shaped a practice that circulates both within galleries and directly to his community, merging economic sustainability with political intent.


🎧 Listen now to hear how Campos’ art collapses past and present into a single visual language of resistance.


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273 Israel Campos: Printmaking, Mexican Revolution Art, & Los Angeles Identity

273 Israel Campos: Printmaking, Mexican Revolution Art, & Los Angeles Identity

Javier Proenza