Cryptic Art

Being a cryptic artist, who's full of mysteries to solve and hints at clues and evidence for it, can be thrilling. But it can also be too tightly binding.

If you willingly got into it, fell into the habit of it, or just had to do it at some point and now it is expected of you and even highly anticipated, remember that you can still opt out if you need and/or want to. So that you can return to moving more freely without being tied to a "plot".

Find what is most appropriate for you that will also be effective. A few examples:

- Simply start doing things more normally and let your audience eventually realize that you've stopped with the hidden meanings.
- Firmly separate or distinguish the works that contain obscure messages from the ones that do not and mention it in some way.
- Clearly state that you've moved on and should be taken at face value unless or until it becomes blatantly obvious again that you've returned to it.

Some artists have no issue with being pieces of a puzzle forever and with everything, but you're not required to. Especially if it's not your style or it doesn't fit your current circumstances.