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An oil painting of a vintage neon sign, the wording changed to be positive in nature.  The original painting was painted directly onto a vintage map affixed to hardboard.

Original sign: Town Motel, Birmingham, Alabama
Vintage Map: Alabama
An oil painting of a vintage neon sign, the wording changed to be positive in nature.  The original painting was painted directly onto a vintage map affixed to hardboard.

Original sign: Town Motel, Birmingham, Alabama
Vintage Map: Alabama
An oil painting of a vintage neon sign, the wording changed to be positive in nature.  The original painting was painted directly onto a vintage map affixed to hardboard.

Original sign: Town Motel, Birmingham, Alabama
Vintage Map: Alabama

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Krista Allenstein

United States

Painting, Oil on Paper

Size: 19 W x 25 H x 2 D in

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An oil painting of a vintage neon sign, the wording changed to be positive in nature. The original painting was painted directly onto a vintage map affixed to hardboard. Original sign: Town Motel, Birmingham, Alabama Vintage Map: Alabama

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Oil on Paper

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19 W x 25 H x 2 D in

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Krista Allenstein finds objects with a past life fascinating. She enjoys giving old items a purpose and an opportunity to exist in a new way. In an effort to find a new use for her collection of vintage maps, she began to use them as the foundation of her paintings of mid-century roadside neon signs, their wording altered to transform the signs into positive and encouraging beacons. Because the designs of the original signs--motel and liquor stores, diners and drive-in theatres--attracted customers during a time when not all customers were welcome, Krista wants to reinvent the purpose of these signs to attract and welcome everyone.

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