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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Brel Memorial Bronze Statue By Tom Frantzen On Place De La Vieille Halle Aux Blés During The Evening Civil Twilight In Brussels, Belgium (DSCF4319-crop)
Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over one hundred identified noble families related to the surname by the Nobility & Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Origins The origin of this surname ultimately originates from the Latin, Jacobus which belongs to an unknown progenitor. Jacobus comes from the Hebrew name, Yaakov, which translates as "one who follows" or "to follow after". Ancient history A French knight returning from the Crusades in the Holy Lands probably adopted the surname from "Saint Jacques" (or "James the Greater"). James the Greater was one of Jesus' Twelve Apostles, and is believed to be the first martyred apostle. Being endowed with this surname was an honor at the time and it is likely that the Church allowed it because of acts during the Crusades. Indeed, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Cambre
L'École nationale supérieure des arts visuels de La Cambre (ENSAV), more known as La Cambre, is a renowned visual arts school founded by Henry van de Velde in Brussels in 1926. It was founded as the ''Institut supérieur des Arts décoratifs'' (''Hoger Instituut voor Decoratieve Kunsten''), and became known as "La Cambre" after the Abbey of la Cambre/Ter Kameren in which premises it was established. In 1980, La Cambre was divided into two separate institutions, the ''École nationale supérieure des Arts visuels'' (ENSAV), and the ''Institut supérieur d'Architecture de la Communauté française de Belgique'' (ISACF). Both institutions belong to the French Community of Belgium. ENSAV is still housed at the abbey while the ISACF stopped existing in 2009, when all architecture schools integrated universities, and the ISACF merged with two other institutes into the Université libre de Bruxelles. Notable alumni include Marine Serre, Berthe Dubail, Harold Ancart, Olivier Strebe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Het Zinneke
''Het Zinneke'' ( Brusselian dialect for "the mutt"), sometimes called ''Zinneke Pis'' by analogy with ''Manneken Pis'', is a bronze sculpture in central Brussels, Belgium, erected in 1998. Created by Tom Frantzen, it represents a urinating dog, along the same lines as ''Manneken Pis'' (a boy) and its derivative ''Jeanneke Pis'' (a girl). It is an example of folk humour (''zwanze'') popular in Brussels. ''Het Zinneke'' is located at the junction of the / and the / in the City of Brussels, not far from the /, a former covered market, and one of the trendiest districts of the capital. History ''Zinneke'' is a nickname chosen to represent people from Brussels. The word means "mutt" or "bastard" in Brusselian dialect, and originally referred to the city's stray dogs that hung around the streets by the Lesser Senne (a tangent canal of the river Senne, which circumnavigated Brussels along the city walls) until the end of the 19th century. The sculpture was created in 1998 by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, later throughout the world. He is considered a master of the modern chanson. Although he recorded most of his songs in French and occasionally in Dutch, he became an influence on English-speaking songwriters and performers, such as Scott Walker, David Bowie, Alex Harvey, Marc Almond, Neil Hannon, and Rod McKuen. English translations of his songs were recorded by many performers, including Bowie, Walker, Ray Charles, Judy Collins, John Denver, The Kingston Trio, Nina Simone, Shirley Bassey, James Dean Bradfield, Frank Sinatra, and Andy Williams. Brel was a successful actor, appearing in 10 films. He directed two films, one of which, ''Le Far West'', was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1973. Having sold over 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Belgian Sculptors
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