Tom Frantzen

Tom Frantzen (born 1954), in the Brussels municipality Watermaal-Bosvoorde, is a sculptor, known for his numerous street images.

L'Envol in Brussels by Tom Frantzen

Biography

Frantzen was born in Brussels and studied at the National School of Architecture and Visual Arts, La Cambre.[1] In 1977 he built his own foundry. He made study tours in France, Germany, Italy, USA. Until 1990 he cast his images himself; since then he has contracted this work out.

Main works
  • Vaartkapoen, 1985
  • Het Zinneke, Brussels, 1998
  • Madame chapeau, Brussels[2]
  • De renaissance van de droom van Icarus, Steenokkerzeel, 2007[2]
  • De acrobaten, Berchem, 2012[3][4]
  • Bruegelbeeld, Brussels, 2015[5]
  • L'Envol, a statue depicting Jacques Brel, Brussels, 2017[6]

References
  1. "Tom Frantzen, sculpteur sur bronze". Brusselslife.
  2. "Kunstwerk Tom Frantzen/1 - Hangar Flying". www.luchtvaarterfgoed.be.
  3. Carolijn. "Onthulling sculptuur van kunstenaar Tom Frantzen aan Diksmuidelaan".
  4. "De Standaard". De Standaard.
  5. "Bruegelbeeld na jaren getouwtrek ingehuldigd". www.bruzz.be.
  6. redactie, Door. "Jacques Brel krijgt standbeeld in Brussel". De Morgen (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-04-24.

Media related to Tom Frantzen at Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.