Is this an idiom?

[Arteberlina]

Hallo teacher,

I read a sentence in which I feel a verb is missing, but I could be mistaken, in case it is an idiom. The sentence goes like this:

"If art making is going through this adventurous and tortuous path, imagine what the kind of water in which painting is currently navigating."

Can you verify?

Thank you very much.
Arteberlina

 

[SoothingDave]

"...what kind of water painting is ..."

The entire sentence is rather clunky.

 

[Arteberlina]

I agree but what you offer is clearly not what is meant...

 

[SoothingDave]

If you know what is meant, why are you asking for help here?

 

[MikeNewYork]

My main problem with the sentence is that it is attempting to create a contrast between "art making" and "painting". Isn't painting a type of art?

 

[Arteberlina]

Hmmm, interesting ... I will think about this.

 

[emsr2d2]

Also, we usually refer to things navigating "waters​".

 

[Tdol]

It would read better to me if it said imagine the waters which painting is currently navigating. It's not an idiom, but the sentence is a bit of a mess.