Interpretation is an important mechanism to help us have a better understanding of a knowledge ground. Most of the time it is triggered by our senses. A simple example that I had is when I first listened to Any Song by Zico. The song appealed with such an addicting and joyful melody that made me believe this song is indeed a happy theme song. Later when I read through its lyrics, it was a melancholy song that tells the story of someone who missed his youth. This situation makes me realize that an interpretation from solely one aspect will often bring a misleading understanding of the object. Nevertheless, this does not mean that my interpretation is wrong but rather that it is a bad interpretation of the song instead. On the grounds of art and history, most of the time there is no clear-cut answer to an interpretation whether it is right or wrong. This is due to the nature of these subjects. Arguably, interpretation can be classified as good or bad based on the extent to which the interpretation is closer or further from the truth. In another word, we can say that a good interpretation is the one closer to the truth whereas a bad interpretation is the one further from the truth. However, this is not always the case and will be further explained later. In this writing, we will be focusing on two different areas of knowledge which are arts and history to examine the way for us to distinguish the difference between good and bad interpretations in both areas. Art revolves around the imagination of the artist to convey knowledge through their arts. It’s not easy to interpret works of art correctly and it’s not always evident how to do so. A good art interpretation always comes with the appreciation of the art. According to Noel Carrol, art appreciation is the knowledge and understanding of the universal and timeless qualities that identify all great art. This is important as with just a mere observation of the art, people tend to make interpretations that are far from the truth of it. Observation not only includes seeing the art but rather a mental process that involves both vision and mind. Therefore it is important to have a constant re-exposure to the art so that the recipient is completely engrossed in and penetrated by it. Pivotal factor that distinguishes between good and bad art interpretation is the e>