Barstool Sports, an exhibition of newly created works by Michael C. Thorpe. Working from and inspired by Massachusetts’ love of sports and its controversial yet iconic blog and digital media company, Barstool Sports, Thorpe gives his point of view (POV) on the theme of sports and its personalities. Thorpe, a former college basketball player, brings his extensive knowledge of the sports world and a deep understanding of what it takes to succeed in competitive environments.

This new body of work marks the artist’s evolution into making works that are abstracted. Figures are disproportionate, he faces are simply drawn, and works incorporate mixed media for example, crayon on textile, soft sculpture sewn onto the textile pieces, and even collages of digital print medium. However, each piece retains his signature vibrantly colorful compositions, and the creative expressiveness that sets him apart.