Hans van Meeuwen Exhibitions

PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS

2022
   proposal for public art at a bus terminal, Lawrence KS, USA. Budget $ 200.000
2019
   proposal artwork at a residential building, Mount Vernon, NY, USA.
   Budget $ 100.000
2016-
2018
» artwork at a light-rail station, Mesa AZ
   Commissioned by Valley Metro Rail Inc., Phoenix AZ. I have been invited to
   create an artwork for a station at a new light rail line. Design process will be
   finished fall 2016, artwork to be installed by the end of the building process of
   the entire new railway line in 2018. At one end of the platform, a large
   humanfigure on top of a table overlooking the area and welcoming everybody
   on the station (the table is the shade-bringer that is required in this section of
   the station. One walks underneath the table into the station). At the other end,
   there is a huge table lamp on top of the table. At night all, (tables, lamp and
   sculpture) will be illuminated from within and glow.
   Budget $ 235,000
2014
» Proposal for a publicartwork in Cleveland
   The city of Cleveland wanted upgrade a busline and buid several new
   bus-shelters.
   My proposal was to have an aluminum figure, sitting on top of a signage
   pole, somewhat impatiently looking for the bus to come.
   Budet $ 65,000
2005
» Light- artwork in Zeist, The Netherlands
   Commissioned by the City of Zeist, budget: $ 85,000
   7 large water-drops (5’3” high of transparent fiberglass)
   hang at steel-cables from 4 masts through the park.
   Each drop is lit from within. Only one at the time
   illuminates slowly, burns a few minutes, dims slowly.
   Than at random another one and so on.
2002
» Design of a hotel-room, Arte-Luise Kunsthotel, Berlin, Germany
   Each room in the hotel is designed by a different artist. I designed
   room 442, indicating the room to be a bird's nest, as well as installed
   2 artworks in the hotel- lobby, one dealing with the original purpose of
   the space, the other playing with the current function.
1993
» Fountain in Huizen, The Netherlands
   Commissioned by the City of Huizen, budget $ 110,000
   brick, stainless steel, security-glass, water. 9’x18’x18,
   The 2 heads spit at each other. 2 jets of water come out of each mouth.
   The 4 beams spout in all possible combinations to each other,
   at each other, along each other, and so on.
1990
» Sculpture in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
   Commissioned by the City of Leeuwarden, budget $ 50,000
   19’x13’x8’, stainless steel, plexiglass, painted
   The artwork is situated in a little pond. At night a light illuminates
   in the little tower.
1989
» Sculpture in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
   Commission: City of Amsterdam, budget: $ 40,000
   18’x11’x10’, stainless steel, painted.