Creativity has been part of my Integral life for as long as I can remember. I love Nature and it’s colours. Malack Artshop is drawing, illustration, painting and added visual presentation, photography and Graphic design to the mix. I accept commissions from both private and corporate clients, combining both my art and design experience to meet client’s requirements. www.malacksilas.com.

Since I was young, I’ve been experimenting and developing my painting skills and processes. I find inspiration everywhere I look, and that inevitably filters down into my work. Reach out for additional info regarding my process.

I was born and raised in Naivasha, Kenya in East Africa. When I was 8 years old, I got my first watercolors from our then neighbor, Sane Wadu (now a world-famous African artist), and I quickly learned to  paint. But my father said that painting is not a paying job. He was partly right. So  I kinda gave up painting and studied Accounting and Business Finance. But in 2003 my brother rekindled my passion for art. From then on I took painting with me everywhere, including when I came to Germany in 2014.

I use oils, acrylic, and watercolor, but I love watercolor the most. Because watercolor is unpredictable, just like life. I paint for two reasons: First, because I want to make visible the beauty that surrounds us every day. I grew up in a Christian family and my mother always told me to appreciate what God has given us. This way of thinking has shaped my artistic path. Whether it's a simple smile, a sun-drenched building or laughing children, beauty is everywhere.

On the other hand, not everything is “beautiful” in this world. So, secondly, I use art to bridge cultural gaps between Africa and Europe and to work to preserve the ecological world: In Potsdam Germany, for example, I used my art to draw attention to topics such as racism and integration. Even when I could hardly speak German, my artworks were like a bridge to a new culture. Or I spoke out in favor of the protection of elephants at an ecological conference in Nairobi, in view of illegal poaching. To this day I like to paint pictures of the Maasai tribes in Kenya, because these tribes have successfully coexisted with nature and the animal world for generations. I think we can learn a lot from them.