Tom Frantzen (born 1954), is a Belgian sculptor, known for his street images.
Biography[edit]
Frantzen was born in 1954 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 and the United States. Until 1990 he cast his images himself; since then he has contracted this work out.
Main works[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ "Tom Frantzen, sculpteur sur bronze". Brusselslife.
- ^ a b "Kunstwerk Tom Frantzen/1 - Hangar Flying". www.luchtvaarterfgoed.be.
- ^ Carolijn. "Onthulling sculptuur van kunstenaar Tom Frantzen aan Diksmuidelaan".
- ^ "De Standaard". De Standaard.
- ^ "Bruegelbeeld na jaren getouwtrek ingehuldigd". www.bruzz.be.
- ^ redactie, Door. "Jacques Brel krijgt standbeeld in Brussel". De Morgen (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-04-24.
External links[edit]
Media related to Tom Frantzen at Wikimedia Commons
- langs de beelden van Tom Frantzen, schepen wilde niet dat Zinneke zou plassen (in Dutch)
- Sculptures 2459, 599, 1016 on www.standbeelden.be
- zwijndrecht.be
- randkrant.be
- Blog on La Libre Belgique
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