Interpretation...

The way in which a piece of art is interpretated by an artist can depend on the time in which the piece is made. For example, a picture of a woman in the 1920's is bound to be different to one taken in the 1950's, because of the new found independence women found in such an era. What is happening at the time of making a piece of art can have a great influence on the end product. Events such as war can actually form a new movement of art, poets from 1914 started to focus their writing on the impact it was having. Artists can use the 'Zeitgeist' of their time to interpret the content of their work.
An original piece of art can be repeated through history, and as previously said, can be affected by the generation it has been brought in to. As a visual communicator, it is extremely important that we understand the historical context of a piece of art and how it shapes its production. If we understand one piece of work from a certain era, we then can recognize other pieces of art that are effected by the same movement. We can also then understand why we sometimes produce work in a certain way and be aware that our social context has an effect on us.
To the right is one of five images from the collection 'The Cottingley Fairies' taken in 1917. Believe it or not, nearly 100 years ago people believed in the existence of fairies. There was much controversy  and speculation over these images. It is said that one of the main reasons these photographs were taken were to let the audience escape from the reality of World War I. The photographer here has used the Zeitgeist of her time to create an interpretation of the series of photographs. 

To the right is an example of how an artist has used 'The Cottingley Fairies' as inspiration and created their own interpretation of the piece.
This idea of the existence of fairies is now being used as a fashion statement, and the 'floaty', 'innocent' sense of a fairy is now influencing several fashion lines. 
The photographer has used the zeitgiest of her time in order to create this artistic shoot. In the 21st century, we are all well aware that fairies do not exist, and the belief of such things has almost been mocked by artists and designers. They have found a new interpretation. 
Again we see a photograph that has been inspired by the 'Cottingley Fairies' made in 1917. This image was again made in the 21st century and can also be said to be a fashion shot. The making of this image and the editing could also be said to be influenced by the zeitgiest of the artist's time. The 'psychedelic' colours of the fairies and the obvious unreality of them are very much in contrast to the original image. This could be represented the knowledge that we have in the 21st century that such creatures don't exist. The high use of editing and the pristine quality of the image could be representing our vast amount of technology and understanding of the world, much in contrast to when the original Cottingley Fairies was made.