L'Envol (statue)
''L'Envol'' (''The Flight'') is a bronze statue of Belgian singer Jacques Brel, sculpted by Tom Frantzen. It was inaugurated on the / in Brussels, Belgium, on 11 October 2017. Statue The statue depicts Jacques Brel Jacques Romain Georges Brel (, ; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, l ... singing in front of a microphone, whilst opening his arms in passion. It is located in the same street as the Brel Foundation. The title ''L'Envol'' (''The Flight'') refers to the line ''"Mille fois je pris mon envol"'' (''"A thousand times I took my flight"'') from Brel's song ''La Chanson des Vieux Amants''. Inauguration The statue was revealed to the public on 11 October 2017 in the presence of Marion Lemestre, Councilor for Economic Affairs of the City of Brussels. References Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Envol, L' ...
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Tom Frantzen
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. 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 *''De renaissance van de droom van Icarus'', Steenokkerzeel, 2007 *''De acrobaten'', Berchem, 2012 *''Bruegelbeeld'', Brussels, 2015 *'' L'Envol, a statue depicting Jacques Brel Jacques Romain Georges Brel (, ; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, l ...'', Brussels, 2017 References External links langs de beelden van Tom Fr ...
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