Artwork copyright Brad Rude. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Brad Rude. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Brad Rude. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Brad Rude. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Brad Rude. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

The Discoverer, 2000

Brad Rude
American (born 1964)

Location: Central Washington University, Ellensburg

About the Artwork

Artist Brad Rude's cast bronze sculpture The Discoverer shows a single goat balancing a tower of objects on its head. The surface of the goat and the objects represent education in a variety of ways: such as a lightbulb, woolly mammoth, telescope, paintbrush, brick, amphora jug, apple, and more. Rude notes, "I portray animals in situations that mimic our own lives. The animals are a stand in for us."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Central Washington University.

About the Artist

Rude studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art and at Central Washington University in Ellensburg. He lives and works in Walla Walla, Southeastern Washington.