On having to explain one’s work (or that dumbing down logic)

There
is the idea that, as an artist, you should not have to explain your work. If
there’s any need to explain, it seems to highlight some idea of there being a
flaw in the work. If I attempt to explain my work, which I often feel compelled
to do, it is usually out of a sense that the work will be misunderstood. Or it
is just as much to alert an unsuspecting reader that this may not be what you