Attila Richard Lukacs (born 1962 in Alberta) is a controversial Canadian artist. 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English Flower Wild rose Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total - Land - Water (% of total) Ranked 6th 661,848 km² 642,317 km² 19...
In 1985, Lukacs graduated from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, British Columbia. He moved to Berlin the following year; he subsequently moved to New York City in 1996. This article is about the year. ... Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design , a university in Vancouver, BC, Canada, is named for Canadian artist Emily Carr. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... This article is about Germanys largest city. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,214. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
Lukacs is best known for paintings that depict rough masculine figures such as gay skinheads and military cadets, both in uniform and nude. His work has sometimes been denounced as pornographic. Categories: Pages on votes for deletion | Stub ... Pornographic movies Pornography (from Greek πόÏνη prostitute and γÏαφία written material) (more informally referred to as porn or porno) is the representation of the human body or sexual activity with the goal of sexual arousal. ...
While Lukacs deals with gay subject matter his work is far more than pornographic. His paintings often reference the compositions and themes of Degas and Caravaggio as well as the compositional devices of the miniature painters and illustrators of India and the Middle east. To say that his work is pornographic because it depicts gay sex is as wrong headed as saying that Degas, Reubens, Titian or Velasquez were purveyors of pornography in their creation of images that appealed to heterosexual viewers.
Film and Video
Drawing Out the Demons [videorecording DVD] : A Film About the Artist Attila Richard Lukacs. Directed by David Vaisbord. 2004, Two versions: 48 minutes and 78 minutes, color. Produced by Trish Dolman and Stephanie Symns, Screen Siren Pictures.
It is a difficult thing to dehistoricize such imagery, and while Lukacs is at pains to downplay the flirtation with the far right and emphasizes his paintings' erotic flair, it seems unavoidable that his work would be seen by some as ethically questionable.
In conversation, Lukacs emphasizes that he is just a painter, and that any interpretation of a group such as these nine men is actually indicative of the viewer's intent.
This is not to say that Lukacs is incapable of camp - Labours in Natural History, his wax figure of a skinhead fitted out with wires taken from Berlin's major electric plant during the Nazi era, is openly provocative - the word "hate" is written on the knuckles of the figure's left hand.
Although AttilaRichardLukacs and Charles Rea have been exhibiting their work in Vancouver for several years, they are especially recognized for their participation in Young Romantics, a major painting exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 1985.
AttilaRichardLukacs fuses an almost classical style of painting with gritty and raw brushwork reminiscent of the abstract expressionists.
Lukacs and Rea, along with six other new painters, were abruptly boosted into national attention and considerable local notoriety by a single show last year at the Vancouver Art Gallery, VAG curator Scott Watson's Young Romantics.
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