Artist of the day: Artist of the Day, November 16, 2022: Tom Frantzen, a Belgian sculptor (#1701)

Tom Frantzen (1954), is a Belgian sculptor, known for his street images.

Frantzen was born 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.

Interview
One could describe my style, characterized by humor and imagination, as Contemporary Flemish Fantastic Art. It is a form of satirical surrealism in which I am mostly inspired by human behavior. In all my sculptures I seek a spatial dynamic. Formally I often combine minimalist forms in corten steel, stone, concrete or wood, with organic forms in bronze.

For more than 20 years now, I have devoted half my time to creating a sculpture garden called ‘Les Sentiers du Waaienberg’. During the other half of the time I make sculptures for public spaces. These achievements are the result of many competitions in which I participate.

In the garden the sculptures are entirely in symbiosis with nature. Here my creativity, in terms of form and content, knows no borders. Within this sculptural world is 'The Progression of Human Madness' which is probably the most important work in the garden. It is a 14 m long sculpture that took me eight years to work on. It expresses inhuman humanity through time.

With my outdoor sculptures I try to set well-placed 'accents' in the environment and seek interactivity with the public.

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