In geometry, a vertex is the meeting place of edges and the origin of the third dimension. The optical illusion created by this junction convinces the viewer that what they see, in fact, exists. Because of this three-dimensional illusion, the paintings of Ginnie Gardiner, Whitney Hagen, Susanna Ronner, Lynne Tobin, and Kati Vilim fool the eye with color, form, and line, presenting a believable space that defies the flat surface on which they are painted. The sculptors Osi Audu and Alex Kveton work with solid shapes and forms. Their art directly and deliberately challenges the intangible, and their forms engage the invisible spaces carved out by their work. It is in the edges of these compelling artworks, the vertices where these painted and sculpted edges meet, that the visual effects of space begin.
