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Born 1985 in Greater Manchester, UK
Alison Erika Forde creates paintings that draw on dreams and memories of past experiences. Her imagery and illustrative style is influenced as much by graphic novels, comic strips, street art and kitsch as it is by fine art’s history. Using oil and acrylic on canvas, Alison produces fantastical images and scenarios that acknowledge the capacity for daydream to allow us to consider the complexity of everyday living.
Alison also works on existing prints and pictures, frequently discovering suitable material in charity shops and second hand stores. Alison then paints over these disrupting yet including the original image in the new composition. Although the initial viewing of Alison’s work suggests a cute playfulness each painting is always imbued with the suggestion of anxiety. Wide-eyed characters are frequently confronted by impending peril and uncomfortable scenarios are enacted on the pictures’ periphery presenting a charmingly malevolent world.
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 Alison Erika Forde, We never liked that red well, 2009, 23 x 25 inches, emulsion and acrylic on hardboard and frame |
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 Alison Erika Forde, Just a peeping tom, 2009, 18 x 13 inches, acrylic on found object, solid wood |
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 Alison Erika Forde, Make sure it's sharp, 2009, 24 x 20 inches, acrylic and emulsion on canvas |
