Tom Frantzen (born 1954) is a Belgian sculptor, known for his street images.
Biography
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
- Vaartkapoen, Brussels, 1985
- Het Zinneke, Brussels, 1998
- Madame chapeau, Brussels, 20002
- De renaissance van de droom van Icarus, Steenokkerzeel, 20072
- De acrobaten, Berchem, 201234
- Bruegelbeeld, Brussels, 20155
- L'Envol, a statue depicting Jacques Brel, Brussels, 20176
- Ode aan het Verzet, Fort Breendonk, 20217
References
References
- "Tom Frantzen, sculpteur sur bronze". Brusselslife.
- "Kunstwerk Tom Frantzen/1 - Hangar Flying". www.luchtvaarterfgoed.be.
- Carolijn (29 November 2012). "Onthulling sculptuur van kunstenaar Tom Frantzen aan Diksmuidelaan".
- "De Standaard". De Standaard. 25 October 2006.
- "Bruegelbeeld na jaren getouwtrek ingehuldigd". www.bruzz.be.
- redactie, Door. "Jacques Brel krijgt standbeeld in Brussel". De Morgen (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-04-24.
- "Het monument "ode aan het verzet" – Vrienden Fort Breendonk" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-11-19.
External links
External links
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