Tom Frantzen Explained

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, 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]

External links

• langs de beelden van Tom Frantzen, schepen wilde niet dat Zinneke zou plassen
• Sculptures 2459, 599, 1016 on www.standbeelden.be
• zwijndrecht.be
• randkrant.be
• Blog on La Libre Belgique

Notes and References

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