Artwork copyright George Wray. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright George Wray. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright George Wray. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright George Wray. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright George Wray. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright George Wray. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright George Wray. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright George Wray. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Vaulted Axis, 1997

George Wray
(American, born 1936)

Location: East Valley Elementary School, Yakima

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Vaulted Axis by artist George Wray acts as a signpost. It is made of four equal sections, that each have a symbol and a color to represent an area of the school. The ruby red square, deep blue triangle, and the bright green diamond represent different classroom wings. The tangerine orange circle represents the administrative wing.

Wray installed it in the vaulted intersection of a hallway at East Valley Elementary School. is a suspended neon light sculpture created by artist George Wray.

Neon street signs often feature arrows to point you where you wish to go.

Vaulted Axis is a suspended neon light sculpture created by artist George Wray. He installed it in the vaulted intersection of a hallway at East Valley Elementary School. The composition is broken into four quadrants. Neon signs you see on the street often feature arrows to point you where you wish to go. This sculpture acts as a signpost. Each quadrant features a symbol and color to represent an area of the school. The ruby red square, deep blue triangle, and the bright green diamond represent different classroom wings. The tangerine orange circle represents the administrative wing.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with East Valley School District (Yakima).

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Idaho-based artist George Wray creates neon light sculptures, paintings, and drawings.
Wray taught art for other thirty years at the University of Idaho. He earned a bachelor's degree from Moorhead State College in Minnesota. He earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from California College of the Arts in Oakland.