Francois Boisrond (B. 1959) French, Print Titled “Merry-go-round” This print features a whimsical, contemporary scene of a merry-go-round set amidst a bustling city. The attraction is surrounded by cars and passers-by as the riders spin round and round. Signed in lower right. Numbered 41/60 in lower left. Overall Size: 23 1/8 x 31 1/8 in. Sight Size: 22 x 29 7/8 in. #5712 Francois Boisrond was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris in 1959. He studied from 1977 to 1980 at the National School of decorative Arts. In 1981 he became involved in the Free Figuration movement and as a result participated in exhibition “Finished in Beauty” organized by Bernard Lamarche-Vadel in his Parisian apartment. Inspired by visual products (advertising products, posters, stickers, video games etc.), cartoon characters, and by using acrylic paint, Francois Boisrond’s works are colourful, figurative and enigmatic, and his simplified shapes are often outlined in black. He portrays mainly characters, frequently symbolic in everyday situations, but he also depicts urban, maritime or rural landscapes. Besides this Boisrond creates humanitarian and publicity posters. Since the 1990’s the artist has become interested in an imaginary public and the everyday life that invades each and every one of us. In 1989 Francois Boisrond took part in a collective exhibition “The 80’s” organized at the Foundation Cartier of Contemporary Art (Jouy-en-Josas). He will also be presenting his works in his own exhibitions in the Beaubourg Gallery (Paris) as well as in New York and London. He lives and works in Paris where he teaches at the Ecole des Beaux-arts (art school).