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Luis Bermudez | |
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 Luis Bermudez in his Los Angeles studio. Photo by John Reed Forsman. | |
| Born | July 12, 1953 Los Angeles, California |
| Died | October 10, 2021 (Age 67) Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts, California State University Northridge (1976); Master of Arts, California State University Northridge (1978); Master of Fine Arts, University of California Los Angeles (1980) |
| Alma mater | University of California Los Angeles; California State University Northridge |
| Known for | sculpture |
| Partner | Karyn Craven |
| Awards | National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Fellowship (1988) |
| Website | http://luisbermudez.com/ |
Luis Apolinario Bermudez (July 12, 1953 – October 10, 2021) was a Los Angeles-based American sculptor of Mexican descent who made architectonic ceramic works exploring themes of landscape, ancient cultures, and elemental forces.[1][2][3]
Biography
editEarly life
editLuis Apolinario Bermudez was born in Los Angeles, California and spent many summers at El Piño, his grandparents' ranch outside Guadalajara, in Jalisco, Mexico.[3]
Art and career
editBermudez's work has been described as having a "generic pre-Columbian presence"[4] and often references architecture, ancient cultures and the natural world.[1][2][5] As a ceramicist, he developed his own glazes, mold-making techniques, and a formula for castable refractory, a clay compound similiar to concrete.[6]
The E.B. Crocker Art Gallery acquired Bermudez's sculpture Treaty Stones–1977 in 1977, the same year that he was included in their exhibition California Crafts X.[7] He would go on to show alongside ceramic artists Richard De Vore[8], Peter Shire[9], Dora De Larios, Paul Soldner, Ken Price, John Mason, and Peter Voulkos.[10] In 1988, Bermudez received a Visual Arts Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.[11]
Fourteen works by Bermudez were posthumously featured in the Hammer Museum's 2023 Made In LA biennial, Acts of Living.[6] He was the only non-living artist to be included in this exhibition.[12]
Teaching
editBermudez was a teacher at Cal State Los Angeles for twenty years, and also held teaching positions at University of California, Los Angeles, Otis College of Art and Design, and Cal State Northridge.[6]
Exhibitions & Collections
editSelected Solo Exhibitions
edit- 2010-11: Luis Bermudez: Myth, Place and Identity, Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Ojai, CA[2]
Selected Group Exhibitions
edit- 2023: Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA[13]
- 2016: Lineage: Mentorship & Learning, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA[14]
- 2012: kilnopening.edu 2012: Southern California Ceramic Instructors and Their Students, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA[15]
- 2010: New Work, Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Ojai, CA[16]
- 2009: Cerámica de la Tierra – The Pre-Columbian Tradition, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA[17]
- 2006: Beatrice Wood Ceramic Annual, Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Ojai, CA[18]
- 2006: Scripps College 62nd Ceramic Annual 2006, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Claremont, CA[19]
- 1993-1994: Fiction, Function, Figuration: The 29th Ceramic National, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY; The Newark Museum of Art, Newark, NJ[20]
- 1992 Transformed From Clay: 14 Southern California Artists, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA[21]
- 1991-1992: Clay Today, Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA; Ahmanson Building, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
- 1989-1990: Twentieth-Century Ceramics, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
- 1988: 5 In Clay, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA[9]
- 1988: Up From L.A.: A Crafts Survey, Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA[22]
- 1986: Kindred Spirits, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA[23]
- 1986: Magic: Eventual Transformation, Reflections Gallery, La Mesa, CA [5]
- 1985-1986: Pacific Connections, Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA; Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA; University Art Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA; University Art Collections, Matthews Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA[24][4]
- 1984: Art in Clay – 1950’s to 1980’s in Southern California, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA[10]
- 1980: Westwood Clay National 1980, Otis Art Institute of the Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles, CA; Parsons School of Design, New York, NY[25]
- 1980: Clay: Form, Function, and Fantasy, Long Beach Gallery, Long Beach, CA[26]
- 1978: Young Americans: Clay/Glass, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ; Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY[27]
- 1977: California Crafts X, E. B. Crocker Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA[7]
Selected Collections
edit- Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits Collection, Los Angeles, CA[28]
- Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA[29]
- Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA[30]
Selected Curatorial Work
editIn addition to his teaching and studio practices, Bermudez also curated exhibitions, including:
- 2005: Nepantla Dreams: Cal-Mex State L.A., Fine Arts Gallery; California State University, Los Angeles; Consulate General of Mexico Gallery, Los Angeles, CA[31]
- 2003: CSULA: Reflections, Regency Conference Center Ascot Room, Town and Country Resort and Convention Center, San Diego, CA[32]
- 1992: UCLA Ceramics Invitational: 1971-91, Century Gallery, Los Angeles; Mission College, Sylmar, CA[33]
Awards
edit- 1988: National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Fellowship Grant[11][34]
Further Reading
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Muchnic, Suzanne (5 May 1986). "ART REVIEW : EXPLORING EMOTIONAL CONNECTIONS IN 'SPIRITS'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Luis Bermudez: "Myth, Place & Identity"". Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Luis Bermudez". American Studio Potter. 17 (2): 17–19. June 1989. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ a b Bettelheim, Judith (April–May 1986). "Pacific Connections". American Craft. 46 (2): 50 – via Craft Council.
- ^ a b McDonald, Robert (25 April 1986). ""Thomas Johnson: New Work" is the vague..." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Reizman, Renée. "At the Made in L.A. 2023 biennial, Luis Bermudez's work is posthumously honored — and sheds more light on his story". LA Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ a b Ball, Fred (August 1977). "California Crafts X". Craft Horizons. 37 (4): 60. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Ruff, Dale (February 9, 1980). "A Decade of Pluralism". Artweek. 11 (5): 1. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ a b Donohue, Marlena (19 August 1988). "ART REVIEW : Peter Shire Spins His Platter Magic at Municipal Gallery Show". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ a b Levy, Mark (October 1984). "Gold Medal for Clay". American Craft. 44 (5): 44–5. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ a b A creative legacy : a history of the National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists' Fellowship Program, 1966-1995. Nancy Princenthal, Jennifer Dowley, Bill J. Ivey, National Endowment for the Arts. New York. 2001. ISBN 0-8109-4170-8. OCLC 46385878.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Durón, Maximilíano. "Hammer Museum's Made in L.A. Biennial Names 39 Artists for Upcoming Edition in October, Including Joey Terrill, Melissa Cody, Guadalupe Rosales". artnews.com. ARTnews. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Hammer biennial announces artist lineup and asks: 'Why do we make art, who is it for?'". Los Angeles Times. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ "Lineage: Mentorship & Learning". American Museum of Ceramic Art. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "Big Fish, Small Teapot V & Kilnopening.edu 2012". visualartsource.com. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "New Work". Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ^ "Cerámica de la Tierra". American Museum of Ceramic Arts. 28 February 2009. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ "Ceramic Annual 2006". Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ^ "Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College Presents the 62nd Ceramic Annual Exhibition". Scripps College. 2005-12-29. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ The 29th Ceramic National : fiction, function, figuration. Everson Museum of Art, Newark Museum, Ceramic National Exhibition. Syracuse, N.Y.: Everson Museum of Art. 1993. ISBN 0-914407-17-1. OCLC 29774158.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Wilson, William (1992-12-11). "ART REVIEW : Women Take on New World Disorder". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ "Palo Alto Art Center Past Exhibition Descriptions with Table of Contents" (PDF). City of Palo Alto. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ Ianco-Starrels, Josine (1986-04-27). "ROBERT MORRIS WORKS FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENT". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ McDonald, Robert (1986-02-28). "For most viewers, the sole interest of..." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ "The Westwood Clay National" (PDF). Ceramics Monthly. 28 (5): 53–56. May 1980. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "Clay: Form, Function, and Fantasy" (PDF). Ceramics Monthly. 28 (3): 43–45. March 1980. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Young Americans: Clay/Glass. Tucson Museum of Art, American Crafts Council. Museum of Contemporary Crafts. New York: American Crafts Council. 1978. ISBN 0-88321-025-8. OCLC 4193242.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Bowl on Stepped Arch | LACMA Collections". collections.lacma.org. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ "Raku Waves". Long Beach Museum of Art. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "Untitled - Luis Bermudez". Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "Nepantla Dreams". Cal State LA. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "Ceramic Arts Conference". Cal State LA. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Kapitanoff, Nancy (1992-10-30). "ART : Schools of Thought : 'UCLA Ceramics Invitational,' a show curated by professor Luis Bermudez, features the diverse works of 12 alumni". Los Angeles Times. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ "NEA Fellowships". American Craft. 48 (6): 22, 68. 1988-12-01 – via American Craft Council.