About
In the practice of painting, architectural elements such as staircases, windows, and repetitions are investigated, drawing attention to shapes, colors, and patterns found in everyday surroundings. Often, it is a small fragment of a larger structure that captures the attention. By isolating and transforming these details it invites the viewer to explore familiar elements from a new perspective, encouraging a reconsideration of the spaces that surround them.
Photographs of things that catch van Til's eye in daily life, are edited digitally and then translated into often abstracted yet figurative images using clean shapes and lines. It is often the smallest details that matter in the bigger picture. The work often appears machine-made, but van Til consciously choose to paint it by hand. Acrylic helps to achieve the desired layering and precision. The painted quality, the small imperfections, and the canvas itself all play an important role. But even more than that, this way of working offers the opportunity to make subtle adjustments along the way. It is often precisely these adjustments that cause an image to vibrate or that create an alienating effect that is most surprising and holds the viewer's gaze for longer.