White X on Red is a signature example of Teis’s abstract style. Its vibrant color field and collage technique reflect Teis’s focus on the expressive and spontaneous nature of abstraction. White X on Red has an energetic visual composition inviting the viewer to contemplate the floating, dynamic effect of the piece. Early on, Teis’s collage works incorporated geometric and organic forms, but the materials and construction were more exploratory and loosely composed. By 1978, his collage paintings commonly blended acrylic paint with collaged paper, integrating brightly colored dots, diamonds, and geometric motifs like the “X” atop rich, layered backgrounds.