Tim Roosen ( °1972) is a Belgian metal sculptor
He started building his first creature in 1996 and had no idea what he was doing at the time. Working as a blacksmith by day, the last thing he wanted to do was create metal art. He tried painting and sculpting with clay, but given the abysmal results, he pretty soon realized metal was his material to work with. Since then, he has created an intriguing universe of metal maidens, androgynous automatons and twisted creatures, where “a Gothic dream meets a Dieselpunk nightmare.”
He claims his work is inspired by consuming tons of fantasy literature from the local library and renting bad sci-fi B-movies on Sunday nights in his younger years. His love of Arthurian myths and legends, combined with an interest in Japanese comics and a fascination with alternative subcultures also reflect in his work.
The sculptures are born out of fire and steel. They are cut, hammered, shaped and welded into seductive creatures with shiny, metal bodies and glowing copper eyes.
Each one unique.
Each one with its own story to tell.
Tim has participated in various group exhibitions, in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Poland, the UK and the USA, as well as had several solo and duo shows in Europe. His works are in private collections in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic and the USA, and on display in the Naïa Museum in Brittany, France.
Tim lives in Belgium with his wife, several cats and a hedgehog named Chucky and is proud to say he still has no idea what he’s doing or what he wants to be when he grows up.