everything is an allusion

Let's talk about allusions, shall we? According to some survey organisation who can be trusted to know, the Bible is the single most highly alluded to book in the English language, with Shakespeare's Hamlet pulling in as a close second. For someone who reads extensively and has a fairly thorough religious education, this is good news.
I see allusions and parallels wherever I look. It's like paranoia, only rather than strange men in the shadows, I see literary situations and references that most other people miss. I started having fun with this in my writing (more exactly, my poetry) and I see no reason why it shouldn't translate into photography and other art forms fairly easily.
In my opinion, allusion adds to the depth of a piece on multiple levels. Even if the reader or viewer fails to grasp the reference I am trying to make, the piece is normally better off for the added dimension. And if someone does catch the connection, it's like a new filter for them to see the piece through, hopefully sharing some of the context or background to the work.
(This brings up the ethics of title-giving. Some people argue that it is better to leave art, specifically photos, sans title, as giving them a name "might prejudice the viewer." I call BS. I happen to think that it's nice to have a bit of a doorway into the creator's frame of mind and reference. Also, I'd like to think that some people are intelligent enough to examine art with an open mind, even if they HAVE read the biased title of a piece.)