Art in code

I'm 14 years old and I have loved art for as long as I can remember. I’ve combined my art with another passion of mine – ciphers.

My art consists of two different ciphers. One is a well-known code, but the main centerpiece is a cipher of my creation. Only when the ciphers are both decrypted can a person gain the ability to read the piece as a whole and understand my work in its entirety. 

I am also an enthusiastic writer. I write poems in a 6-5-4 syllable style to encode in my artwork. Each piece I create is actually a poem in disguise. I plan on eventually using it to tell stories that I have been developing.

I like bringing multiple layers into my art. To the casual observer, my art might seem like any other, but to a cryptologist, the real beauty is in the code. For language-arts lovers, they will have a piece of original literature disguised as an art piece. 

I am currently working on more Ring art poems. I am also considering making a separate, unique cipher and combining it with a new language that I'm developing.

I call my creations Cipher Art because no art categories currently exist that accurately describe my style of art. I recently sold out my small collection at the art gallery, Artbinsters, during its grand opening. I couldn’t believe it.

In addition to making cipher art, I also like creating new languages and writing stories. You can follow me on Instagram @idkyworks to see what I do next! I hope you enjoy my art, as well as the written works within it.

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