Attila Richard Lukacs

Attila Richard Lukacs
Born 1962
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Education Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
Known for Painting

Attila Richard Lukacs (born 1962 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian artist.[1]

Biography

In 1985, Lukacs graduated from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, British Columbia. He moved to Berlin in 1986, working at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien Berlin. In 1996, he relocated to New York City in order to be closer to the center of American art.

Although Lukacs is best known for paintings that depict exaggerated masculine figures, such as gay skinheads and military cadets (Military Series True North), he has also created a collection of paintings of flowers (Flowers) and trees (Arbor Vitae).[2] His brutally explicit references to homo-erotic sexuality often shocked galleries and the public. His paintings frequently reference the historical compositions and themes of David and Caravaggio as well as the compositional devices of the miniature painters and illustrators of India (Of Monkeys and Men) and the Middle East. A more recent series of paintings depict conifer trees, dramatically painted in tar on a silver leaf field. The artist now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Exhibitions

Film and Video

References

  1. ↑ Diane Farris Gallery
  2. ↑ Village Voice - Attila Richard Lukacs paints his dreams

3. Attila Richard Lukacs: Polaroids (book)

4. Scott Watson. "Black and White and Grey".

5. Schlaegel, Andreas. "Attila Richard Lukacs & Michael Morris." Frieze Magazine Autumn 2011

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