Being a qualified lithographer Thilo has an intimate knowledge of photographic techniques as well as of various aspects of the printing process.His artistic approach is deeply rooted in the world of commercial art and graphic design and he employs his technical skills for his work. The paintings, however, represent a clear continuation and enhancement of conventional graphic.
The contents of a painting are deliberately and critically 'manipulated' by the artist.Iconographic elements, once removed from their original context, may be freely developed, modified and put into different contexts.