​Second State (2026) Original Mixed-media Painting by Charles BEALL

Second State is a diptych that presents a single composition in two forms. On the left panel it is painted: a gold-leaf disc, a red block, a black-and-white vertical frame and fine black lines on a pale ground. On the right panel the same arrangement is rebuilt in found and weathered wood, with black rods standing in for the drawn lines. The flat image becomes an object, rising up to three inches off the panel and casting its own shadows. The title comes from printmaking, where each “state” records a stage in a work’s development. Seen side by side, the two panels let the viewer compare the composition as a picture and as a construction, and see what changes when it gains a third dimension.

Materials used:

Acrylic, Gold Leaf, found wood

Details:

• Mixed-media painting on Panel / Board / MDF
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 37 x 24 x 3" / 37 x 24" (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Geometric
• Subject: Abstract and non-figurative