Artwork copyright Peggy Gruen. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1990.

Artwork copyright Peggy Gruen. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2011.

Neon Jungle, 1990

Peggy Gruen
American (born 1944)

Location: Griffin School, Olympia

About the Artwork

Neon Jungle is part of artist Peggy Gruen's series of artworks that combine vibrantly colored photographs of natural objects such as shells, flowers, and foliage, with a digitally-generated, abstract background. Peggy Gruen created this series for Multiples: The Sciences and Art (1991), an exhibition of ten microcollections commissioned to tour Washington State school districts. The microcollections offer different perspectives of ten artists exploring ideas and issues related to science, and ask students to re-consider assumed and widely accepted aspects of science.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Griffin School District.

About the Artist

Photographer Peggy Gruen creates images that are digitally manipulated and saturated, featuring vibrantly colored flowers, leaves, and other natural objects. She lived in Spokane, Eastern Washington during the 1980s and early 1990s.