Luis Bermudez

Luis Apolinario Bermudez was a Los Angeles-based ceramicist, sculptor, and arts educator of Mexican descent. He created his own glazes and a formula for castable refractory and invented mold-making techniques, which he passed on to the students he mentored at UCLA, Otis College of Art and Design, Cal State Northridge and Cal State Los Angeles. Bermudez's work reflects pre-Columbian iconography and symbolism. His works are included in numerous public collections, including the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.