At the Museum of Contemporary Spanish Realism (Murec) in Almeria, visitors were surprised by the presence of a painting that represents a common scene. a group of children surround a table to celebrate a birthday. Miners from the same project who look attentively at the cake with the candle that the protagonist will blow out.
This is the work “Anniversary”, by Pepe Baena, which can be seen in the permanent collection of Murec alongside works by new artists such as Eduardo Millán, Golucho or Noé Serrano. The author of the piece that stars Mercadona cake He is a 45-year-old painter from Cadiz, a cameraman by profession, who depicts small scenes from his daily life in which food plays a major role. All of them evoke moments in the past when happiness reigned.
Specifically, it is the “San Marcos” cake that the Valencian supermarket sells under the Hacendado brand. ice cream cake filled with creamhas a yellow cake, weighs about 1.65 kilos, costs 12 euros and you can cut about 20 portions.
Image of the “San Marcos” cake that Mercadona sells on its website
The work “Birthday” measures 1.30 x 1 meter and is visible on the first floor of Murec, alongside the realist painters born in the 1950s. birthday scene of his son’s friendThe artist is known, mainly on social media, for his unique still lifes depicting breakfasts with jars of “ColaCao” or Sunday churros.
If you want to see this painting with the famous Mercadona cake, you have to go to the Santa María Magdalena Hospital, where the Murec is located, in the city of Almería. The Provincial Council of Almeria and Ibáñez Cosentino Artistic Foundation to promote this museum, an initiative conceived by Andrés García Ibáñez and supported by the painter Antonio López.
Le Murec can be visited from Tuesday to Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and on Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. It is closed on Mondays. On Sundays, entry is free and the rest of the days, general admission will cost 5 euros. In addition, guided tours take place every Tuesday and Friday, at 11:00, and every Wednesday and Thursday, at 18:30 at a cost of 10 euros.
