Behind Your Touch explores the space between contact and perception—what is felt, implied, and left unseen. The composition suggests intimacy, yet resists clarity, allowing the figure to shift between presence and distance through layered imagery and subtle disruption.
Forms emerge and recede, creating a sense of proximity without full resolution. What appears immediate is mediated, suggesting that touch is not only physical, but shaped by memory, interpretation, and expectation.
The work balances closeness with ambiguity, holding tension between connection and separation. As with much of Van Atta’s practice, the surface becomes a site of negotiation—where image, sensation, and meaning are continuously assembled and redefined through layering and restraint.
Archival giclée print
Printed on heavyweight, museum-quality fine art paper
Multiple sizes available
Unframed
Signed
Small: 8 × 10 in with a 1 inch border
Medium: 12 × 15 in with a 1 inch border
Large: 24 × 30 in with a 2 inch border
Extra Large: 36 × 45 in with a 2 inch border
Behind Your Touch explores the space between contact and perception—what is felt, implied, and left unseen. The composition suggests intimacy, yet resists clarity, allowing the figure to shift between presence and distance through layered imagery and subtle disruption.
Forms emerge and recede, creating a sense of proximity without full resolution. What appears immediate is mediated, suggesting that touch is not only physical, but shaped by memory, interpretation, and expectation.
The work balances closeness with ambiguity, holding tension between connection and separation. As with much of Van Atta’s practice, the surface becomes a site of negotiation—where image, sensation, and meaning are continuously assembled and redefined through layering and restraint.
Archival giclée print
Printed on heavyweight, museum-quality fine art paper
Multiple sizes available
Unframed
Signed
Small: 8 × 10 in with a 1 inch border
Medium: 12 × 15 in with a 1 inch border
Large: 24 × 30 in with a 2 inch border
Extra Large: 36 × 45 in with a 2 inch border