Artwork copyright Brady Black. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Prenz Sa-Ngoun, 2025.
Artwork copyright Brady Black. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Prenz Sa-Ngoun, 2025.
Artwork copyright Brady Black. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Prenz Sa-Ngoun, 2025.
Artwork copyright Brady Black. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Prenz Sa-Ngoun, 2025.
Artwork copyright Brady Black. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Prenz Sa-Ngoun, 2025.
Artwork copyright Brady Black. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Prenz Sa-Ngoun, 2025.
Artwork copyright Brady Black. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Prenz Sa-Ngoun, 2025.
Artwork copyright Brady Black. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Prenz Sa-Ngoun, 2025.
Artwork copyright Brady Black. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Prenz Sa-Ngoun, 2025.
Artwork copyright Brady Black. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Prenz Sa-Ngoun, 2025.
Artwork copyright Brady Black. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Prenz Sa-Ngoun, 2025.
Artwork copyright Brady Black. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Prenz Sa-Ngoun, 2025.
Artwork copyright Brady Black. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Prenz Sa-Ngoun, 2025.
Collective Prism, 2025
Brady Black
American (born 1978)
Location: Komachin Middle School, Lacey
About the Artwork
Collective Prism by Brady Black highlights a prism's colors that form visible light and features six Komachin Middle School students from the class of 2024-2025. The translucent portraits reveal a vibrant, student-inspired background, symbolizing how each individual contributes to the collective whole.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with North Thurston Public Schools.
About the Artist
Brady Black creates public art installations and murals that bring communities together and tell their stories: "I know I have achieved my goals when the community sees themselves or their neighbors in the piece, and not me as an artist."
Black was born and raised in Texas. He lived in Beirut, Lebanon for fourteen years, working with a residential home for abandoned children. He has created murals and public art at refugee camps in Iraq and Syria, as well as in Lebanon, Mexico, and the United States.
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