Hans Truijen

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Hans Truijen Painting of the 11th century Romanesque Chapel of Saint Catherine in Lemiers

Johannes Paulus Franciscus Truijen (born February 13, 1928 in Surabaya , Jawa Timur , † July 9, 2005 in Klimmen , Zuid-Limburg ) was a Dutch painter and glass artist.

Life

Truijen was the son of the sculptor Marc Truijen and twin brother of the architect Emile Truijen. Hans Truijen lived in the Dutch East Indies until he was three and then grew up in The Hague . He later attended the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht , where he was taught by Jos ten Horn and Mattheus Josephus (Thé) Lau. In 1955 he graduated with summa cum laude .

Truijen's work included paintings, mosaics , murals and leaded glass windows and the workshops in which he made his windows include the Atelier Flos in Steyl , the workshop of Hubert Felix in Maastricht and the workshop Joëlle d'Alsace in Lanaken .

The windows he made for the Sint-Martinuskerk in Wyck (Maastricht) from 1966 to 1968 were both praised and received by critics with mixed reception. Here he combined old and new techniques: Using the screen printing method , he applied photos to the glass and placed them in a collage-like manner next to elements with lead glass technology.

In 1971 he designed the windows for the Savelberg monastery in Heerlen and in the 1980s for the train stations in Heerlen and Voerendaal . A remarkable example of his painting is the painting of the Romanesque Saint Catherine Chapel from the 11th century in Lemiers in 1978.

In 1997 Truijen was made a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau for his services . He died in 2005 at the age of 77.

Work (selection)

Stained glass window in the St. Martinuskerk
  • two windows (1958) for the choir in St. Matthias Church in Castenray
  • Window with abstract compositions (1960) and a window with the symbols of the four evangelists (1964) for the Church of the Assumption in Mariadorp
  • large window with abstract composition (1960) for Emma College in Hoensbroek
  • 31 windows (1960, 1963) for the St. Clemens Church in Hulsberg
  • figurative window for the Pastoor van Arskerk in Delft
  • Mosaic Mother of God as Protector of Seafarers (1966) in Nijmegen
  • Eight Pop Art windows (1966–1968) for the Sint-Martinuskerk in Wyck (Maastricht)
  • Window (1968) for St. Antonius in Echt
  • three windows (1968) in the chapel of the nursing home in Erkenkamp
  • Window on the occasion of the 100th anniversary (1971) of the founding of the order in the chapel of Huize De Berg in Heerlen
  • Pop Art Window (1971) for the Savelberg Monastery in Heerlen
  • Wall and ceiling painting (1978) in the chapel of St. Catherine in Lemiers
  • Two-part glass wall The Traveler (1985) in Heerlen train station
  • Windows (1987) for the train station in Helmond
  • two windows with plant and animal motifs (1990) in the wedding room of the town hall in Voerendaal

Works in public collections (selection)

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Truijen, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Truijen, Johannes Paulus Franciscus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch painter and glass artist
DATE OF BIRTH February 13, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Surabaya , East Java
DATE OF DEATH July 9, 2005
Place of death Klimmen , South Limburg