Galerie Mariska Dirkx in Holland, Maria Lugossy

Maria Lugossy Born: May 9th, 1950 Budapest (Hungary) Education: Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts, Budapest, 1968-1973 (undergraduate) Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts, Budapest, 1973-1975 (post-graduate) 1974 Hungarian Architects' Association, Budapest (with Zoltan Bohus and Ildiko Ardai) 1975 Youth House, Gyor, Hungary (with Zoltan Bohus and Tibor Csiky) 1977 Szoboszloi Kisgaleria, Hajduszoboszlo, Hungary (with Zoltan Bohus) Egri Kisgaleria, Eger, Hungary (with Zoltan Bohus) 1978 Cultural Center, Salgotarjan, Hungary (with Zoltan Bohus) Uitz Terem, Dunaujvaros, Hungary (with Zoltan Bohus) 1979 Vasas Galeria, Diosgyor, Hungary (with Zoltan Bohus) 1980 Kek Kapolna, Boglarlelle, Hungary (with Pal Deim) Hungarian Institute, Warsaw, Poland (with Zoltan Bohus) 1981 "Accelerating Space", Dorottya Street Gallery, Budapest 1982 Fekete Sas Patika, Szekesfehervar, Hungary 1983 4th National Biennial of Medal Art, Labashaz, Sopron, Hungary (Exhibition of the Prize Winners of the 3rd Biennial of Medal Art) 1984 Lobmeyr Studio, Vienna, Austria (with Zoltan Bohus and Gyorgy Buczko) Modern Hungarian Medals and Anti-Medals, Goldsmiths Hall, London / Christ Church, Oxford, U.K. 1985 Pecsi Galeria, Pecs, Hungary (with Zoltan Bohus) Kaposvari Galeria, Kaposvar, Hungary (with Zoltan Bohus) Heller Gallery, New York, N.Y., U.S.A. 1986 Galerie Ingrid Mensendiek, Düsseldorf, Germany Coleridge Gallery, London, U.K. Galerie d'Amon, Paris, France 1987 Maria Lugossy, Zoltan Bohus, Kunst im Rathaus, Fellbach, Germany Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts, Vienna, Austria Galerie Trois, Geneva, Switzerland 1988 "Glass Sculptures", Tihanyi Museum, Tihany, Hungary with Zoltan Bohus and Gyorgy Buczko) 1989 An Evening with Maria Lugossy and Exhibition of Works, Chamber Room, Mucsarnok, Budapest, Hungary Habatat Galleries, Detroit, U.S.A. (with Zoltan Bohus) 1990 Galerie "L", Hamburg, Germany (with Zoltan Bohus) 1991 Ueda Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (with Zoltan Bohus) 1992 Dorottya Street Gallery, Budapest, Hungary 1993 Hôtel de la Région, Rouen, France Galerie Carpe Diem, Paris, France NIKI Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 1994 Habatat Gallery, U.S.A. (with Zoltan Bohus) 1995 Kiscelli Museum, Budapest, Hungary 1997 Vigado Gallery, Budapest, Hungary 1998 Galerie Chapelot, Luxembourg 1999 Simmons Gallery, London, U.K. Heller Gallery, New York City, U.S.A. (with Zoltan Bohus) 2000 "Mária Lugossy 2000", Dorottya Galéria, Budapest, Hungary 2001 "BOOKS - BÜCHER", Galerie Gerhard, Bad Berleburg, Germany 2001 Medditaties III; Galerie Mariska Dirkx, Roermond (NL)
VICTIMS OF ALL TIMES The fact that Man is perhaps the only self-conscious slave of cosmic determinism points to the essence of the tragicomedy of existence. Relentlessly whipped on by the thermodynamic Arrow of Time, no living thing can help universal serfdom and entropic doom. However, only Man is simultaneously blessed and cursed by gradually increasing awareness of cosmic slavery and inevitable chaos. All his neocortical evolution, sharpened survival skills, and magnificent civilizations are of little avail-Man is but transient cosmic dust. Such utter cosmic insignificance and futility cannot help but yield devastating nightmares of existential absurdity. What can Man do with his brief life while toiling in the strait-jacket of entropic constraints? What place is there for love, let alone hope? Is not Man the Pagliaccio ofall times?! The torment of cosmic (self) consciousness can never be avoided. However, it can be appeased by learning to live with it and learning to live in peace, harmony, and dignity; cosmic buffoon predicament notwithstanding. For Man is also both blessed and cursed by freedom to choose the quality of existence. Life can be either short and brutal - or short and sweet. By accepting our plightand neverthless doing good on every count, we not only find serene tranquillity but contribute to cosmic harmony as well. Gradually emerging from anthropomorphic ignorance and anthropocentric arrogance, by becoming consenting victims of all times while becoming maturely self-committed to transcendent morality and universal peace; we may yet regain Paradise. Montreal, December 9, 1994. Dr. Mir
Maria Lugossy from Hungary Material: glass