Exhibitions: 3D on 1D surface.(Features) From: Birmingham Evening Mail (England) | Date: February 25, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

THE mysteries of space - and how to represent it on paper or canvas - are being explored at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts. Space versus Surface: Illusionism and Abstraction in Art examines how artists have grappled with the dilemma of how to depict the three-dimensional world around them on a flat surface. The exhibition, drawn entirely from the Birmingham gallery's permanent collection, illustrates the tensions - andreconci...