Ceramics

José Luis Reyes Martínez

San Antonino Castillo Velasco, a town in Oaxaca, is the hometown of artist José Luis Reyes Martínez, who learned to sculpt with clay from his father-in-law, renowned master ceramicist José García Antonio. Martínez’s pieces are both decorative and ceremonial, rendered in terra-cotta with no glazes or slips. His figures represent people in his community and fantastic beings.