A little bit about Silas Toball...

Background

Silas established a close relationship to the mystical in the early days of his childhood, often neglecting comics, cartoons and popular culture in favor of his uncle’s attic, which contained old books illustrated by Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac and John Bauer. A passion for all things fantastic and a desire to honor these early influences led him to study art and graphic design in school, finishing with a degree in Graphic Design in Karlsruhe Germany in 1995. The next year he founded Goblin Design and worked for clients in the entertainment, software and automobile industries, including a prestigious engagement with Volkswagen.
 
    In 2001 Silas moved to the United States to pursue both design and painting opportunities in a climate that would allow for more of his artistic expression. Soon after establishing himself in the USA, Silas met Angi Sullins, of Duirwaigh Gallery and the two joined forces. Together, they founded Duirwaigh Publishing, and merged the creative life force of Goblin Design and Duirwaigh, Inc. into an inspirational multimedia agency.
 
Inspiration

Silas is a romantic, and draws his inspiration from many sources. Medieval illuminated books as well as gothic architecture leave their imprint on his works. The art nouveau movement and the preraphaelite masters have greatly influenced his style.
 
Faery tale art and romantic paintings from around 1900 are especially inspiring to Silas. His greatest influences from that period are artists Alphonse Mucha, John Bauer, Hermann Vogel, Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, and Arnold Böcklin.
 
Music is also another huge inspiration in his life…		   Relates Links:

Duirwaigh, Inc.
DuirwaighGallery
DuirwaighPublishing

More...
DeviantArt Page
Message from the Muse
(Angi's Blog)  
RedBubble page
(Angi's and Silas' creations)
ArtrockCovers
         

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No reproduction
without written
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Music

The son of a pastor and a church musician, Silas grew up in a home which passionately honored classical music. His mother plays piano, harpsichord, organ and recorder and his father plays the flute. Both parents encouraged their children in the pursuit of all things musical. Silas took piano lessons and tried a number of other instruments, eventually finding his passion - the drums - which remains his true love.
Today, Silas both composes and plays music. His inspirations include the romantic era of classical music as well progressive rock from the 70s and it's many new re-incarnations. Favorite composers include Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, Chopin, Liszt, Glazunov and many more, while favorite rock bands include Genesis (70s era), Yes, Little Tragedies and The Flower Kings among many other too numerous to list...
Enycopedia
and Reviews
 
Gibraltar Enycopedia
of Progressive Rock
 
DPRP (Album Reviews)
 
Babyblaue Seiten
(Reviews in German)
 
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