This chapter of the book shows examples of how to interpret artwork, and describes the interpreting process.
The book states that interpretations are persuasive arguments, which I suppose I agree with. My thoughts were that not every writer is going to be necessarily persuasive, but I would assume that they would argue their perspective on any given piece. The book continued to say that feelings are the guide lines for interpretations. Which I also think to be true. Different people will have different feelings towards a piece of artwork and consequently develop a different interpretation of it from others.
Finally the chapter ends with good interpretations encouraging a viewer to be further engaged and develop their own thoughts. That idea I like because again, I think every piece is going to evoke a different thought in every viewer. Art wouldn't be nearly as interesting if there was no room for such interpretation. If artists spelled everything out in black and white there would be no mystery left. I have a theory that the same idea goes for music. I think good music leaves enough mystery for the listener to fill in their own blanks so that the songs are meaningful to them. Otherwise they would simply be stories...the same stories that never change.
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