Michael Thorpe
Front Row Seats, 2020
paper piece made out of cardstock, color pencil and adhesive
21.5 x 24 in
unframed
signed
This work is a diptych of an iconic picture of Chicago Bulls star Dennis Rodman diving after a loose ball. I am describing what I see in the front row of this game. Which is a whole lot of white people. - Michael C. Thorpe
MICHAEL C THORPE, Front Row Seats
Michael C. Thorpe
Based in New York City
Education : 2016 Emerson College, Boston, MA
Selected Public Collections: Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Michael C. Thorpe is a visual artist living and working out of New York, New York, with a primary focus in textiles. His mother, Susan Richards, taught him the art and craft of quilting. Thorpe is exploring the limitations of both social constructs and textiles by combining fabrics, imagery and language to evoke alternative perspectives on the human experience.