@gallaimage agree, tho there is always a context for your work, even if it is unspoken. This is sometimes in your control, but not always. The context isn't "in" the work but is both inherent to it - as in, the context from which you created it, as well as outside of it - as in the context it is received physically, and the mental context of your audience. Totally agree tho that wordy explanations of a work usually take away from rather than add to.
@gallaimage Guess it depends on which side of the fence you're sat on. Certainly someone else's interpretation of your work is not your responsibility, but isn't your response to a work of art an interpretation?
@gr0k I misspoke, but you grokked my meaning. I am responsible for my effort. Outcome is beyond my control. We send our little actions out into the world like a lantern on the water. Where they end up, is for the wind.
@gr0k As a recovering over-contextualizer in business, art shows me: effort is my responsibility, interpretation isn't any of my business.