#alanis forde

[psikonauti]

Alanis Forde (Barbadian, b. 1996)

Contemplation of a Life in Paradise, 2022

Oil on canvas

[thejawsdevour]

Alanis Forde (Barbadian) - Masked Luncheon (oil on canvas, 2021)

[fyblackwomenart]

Alanis Forde

Last Day Of Summer Oil on Canvas 43 x 64

[sexypinkon]

~Sexypink~ Barbadian Artist Alanis Forde.

A Neap Arrival of My Proxy, 2020

Empirical Dreams of my Arrival, 2020

and 

 I feel quiet Here 2018 all Oil on canvas

[raveneuse]

Alanis Forde, Introspect: Oppressed, oil on canvas, Barbados, 2017. 

[selfportraitsofcolor]

Alanis Forde Self Portrait Barbados (c. 2010s) Oil and mixed media on canvas [Source]

This self-portrait deals with my struggles as being labelled a ‘Caribbean artist’ and begins to evaluate what that could possibly mean. I used representational and stereotypical imagery (palm trees, chattel houses, market scenes and vibrant colors) that allow the viewer to make a connection between the images and my portrait to get a sense of my geographical location…the Caribbean.

Through self-portraiture I’ve come to realize that I can stir people’s perceptions of me. I’m asking the audience to look at me, within me and through me. I created controlled chaos around me that is representational of me trying to understand …what it is to be a Caribbean artist?”

[psikonauti]

Alanis Forde (Barbadian, b. 1996)

Houseplant, 2021

Oil on canvas

[psikonauti]

Alanis Forde (Barbadian, b. 1996)

This Time I Am Taking Paradise With Me, 2021

Oil on canvas