Attila Richard Lukacs

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Attila Richard Lukacs (* 1962 in Edmonton , Alberta ) is a contemporary Canadian painter and draftsman .

life and work

The artist's parents emigrated to Canada after the Hungarian uprising in 1956, where Attila Richard Lukacs, who was born in Alberta in 1962, attended school in Calgary . Lukacs first studied fine arts at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver . During his studies he had his first solo exhibition in 1983 in the Pitt Gallery unit there. In addition to painted legs of lamb, schnitzels and steaks, split and skewered men's bodies were also on display. Victimalso represented the main motif in his upcoming work. One critic of the exhibition described the pictures of the 21-year-old artist as “a punk's iconoclasm”. After completing his studies in fine arts at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, he accepted an invitation to the Künstlerhaus Bethanien and moved to Berlin in 1986.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder Ä .: Two monkeys Template for Lukac's hidden self-portraits

His series with life-size depictions of skinheads was created in the Berlin years. Robert Mayor notes: “We are confronted with this unpleasant mixture of sexuality and aggression, which attracts, fascinates and at the same time repels, creating a tense and ambivalent distance between the viewer and the work. This combination of discomfort and commitment is familiar to us from Genet's works and Buñuel's films , but it gets under our skin for nothing less ”. Scott Watson also sees parallels in these male representations to the literary work of Mishima , the pictures of Gilbert and George and the films of Derek Jarman . Michael Haerdter described these works as "strange interiors populated by life-size figures, victims and avengers who are entangled in erotic rituals of pain, humiliation, punishment - a post-Catholic, homoerotic world of domination and submission". This skinhead series also included the artist's contribution to DOCUMENTA IX 1992 in Kassel. Lukacs exhibited his work in its own pavilion during the art exhibition in Karlsaue . To do this, he converted a public toilet in Berlin ( Café Achteck ) for exhibition purposes and showed his works inside. In addition to the life-size depictions of men, a monkey motif inspired by Pieter Breughel repeatedly appeared in Lukacs' pictures during the Berlin years . Lukacs himself explained: “The paintings with the monkeys have more to do with my own psyche. The image of the monkey is directly passed down from Flemish tradition, in which the image represents the artist. "

In 1996 the artist moved to New York City and increasingly turned to American subjects. In addition to athletes, young army personnel and their training were his topics from then on. After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 , Lukacs moved to the Hawaiian island of Maui . In addition to other paintings, which are often influenced by Far Eastern art, a series with painted surfboards was created here.

The artist has been a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts since 1997 . In 2004 the documentary "Drawing Out the Demons" about Attila Richard Lukacs was directed by David Vaisbord. Works by Lukacs include a. in the collections of the following museums: Nickle Arts Museum (Calgary), National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), Musée d'Art Contemporain (Montreal) and Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst (Gent).

Solo exhibitions (selection)

  • 2005 National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
  • 2002 Schedler Gallery, Zurich, Flowers
  • 2000 Schedler Gallery, Zurich, Paperworks
  • 1998 Schedler Gallery, Zurich (Heads, Catalog)
  • 1995 The Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary
  • 1994 Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montreal, Montreal
  • 1988 Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
  • 1983 Pitt Gallery Unit, Vancouver

Participation in exhibitions (selection)

  • 1992 DOCUMENTA IX, Kassel
  • 1991 The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul International Art Festival, Seoul
  • 1987 Art Cologne 87, Cologne

literature

  • Frank Barth, Michael Haerdter: Attila Richard Lukacs . Exhibition catalog Künstlerhaus Bethanien Berlin 1988 ISBN 3-923479-24-7
  • Robin Mayor: Attila Richard Lukacs: recent work 1990 . Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary 1990 ISBN 1-895086-18-3
  • Arthur Kroker, Thomas W. Sokolowski: Attila Richard Lukacs . Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver 1990 ISBN 0-9694822-1-3
  • Louise Dompierre: Attila Richard Lukacs . The Power Plant, Toronto 1989 ISBN 0-921047-54-1
  • Paulette Gagnon: Attila Richard Lukacs . Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Montréal 1993 ISBN 2-551-13205-3

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ a b c Michael Haerdter: Attila Richard Lukacs
  2. ^ A b Robin Mayor: Attila Richard Lukacs: recent work 1990
personal data
SURNAME Lukacs, Attila Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Edmonton