Mack's mural, Cannery Row - Monterey, California
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N 36° 37.013 W 121° 54.090
10S E 598230 N 4052935
Cannery Row mural by the extraordinary artist John Cerney
Waymark Code: WM5MA8
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2009
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With its brilliant color and larger-than-life realism, this mural definitely belongs in the John Cerney catalog. His work is meant to be eye-catching at highway speeds; in this case, at bicycle speed when seen from the Recreational Trail one block up from Cannery Row. The mural portrays a group of working-class men lounging on a jalopy, with shadows and highlights that make it appear three-dimensional even though it is flat. The men's faces communicate their individuality so clearly that it seems each one must have been painted from a living person.
Next to the mural is a sardine-can-shaped sign with this quote:
"Mack was the elder, leader, mentor and to a small extent exploiter of a little group of men who had in common no families, no money, and no ambitions beyond food, drink and contentment. But whereas most men in their search for contentment destroy themselves and fall wearily short of their targets, Mack and his friends approached contentment casually, quietly, and absorbed it gently."
John Steinbeck - Cannery Row
A project of the Cannery Row Business Improvement District, funded in part by the City of Monterey and the Thomas Sr. and Anita M. Doud Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County.
City: Monterey, California
Location Name: back of souvenir store located on Cannery Row
Artist: John Cerney
Date: Jan 2008
Media: acrylic
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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