3rd and Oakdale
Bayview
This utility box was painted by Malik Seneferu.
Malik is a self-taught and extremely prolific African-American artist that has created more than 1,000 different pieces of artwork, including paintings, murals, and mixed media projects in the past 25 years. Despite the fact that he has no formal college training, Malik’s art has hung in many different professional arenas throughout the world, such as galleries, museums, magazines, and newspapers.
While growing up in the 1970s and 80s, Malik saw his peers going to jail and getting killed. Living a life of crime did not appeal to him, so he chose to follow his dreams and began creating art. His interest in art became a pursuit for spiritual, mental, and physical elevation. In addition to creating original art pieces, Malik works with communities that have seen hardship.
This piece was sponsored by the SF Housing Development Corporation with support by the Bayview Opera House, 4800 Home Owners Association and the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center.
Such vibrant colors and design! I love the stories of people following their passions.
btw, Just read how taggers are defacing some murals in the Mission. So sad!
I love that face!
Great idea! These boxes are so ugly, they should do this on every one everywhere in the world. 🙂