Even the ancients were not complacent

Oghenovo Obrimah, PhD
6 min readJun 11, 2022
Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri USA

Always, a painting or drawing exists in two dimensions. Simultaneously, since man exists in three dimensions, ideally a painting attempts to evoke a feeling and/or tell a story that subsists in three dimensions. Imposition of an artwork on a surface, which itself is not the artwork, suffices for differentiation of a painting or drawing from a sculpture.

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Oghenovo Obrimah, PhD

Educator and Researcher, Believer in Spirituality, Life is serious business, but we all are pilgrims so I write about important stuff with empathy and ethos