Thinking about the use of light in art

In my dance shows there is a great amount of lighting used. There are spot lights to direct the audiences attention to the dancers. Also, there are colored lights creating the mood of the song and creates the amount of energy that is being preformed in the dance. Another time where light has played a big role is in a play. If you go to plays on Broadway or Boston or even a school play there is at least one thing in common, lighting. Lighting can create a dramatic scene and show the light and darkness on the stage. Light can be symbolic in art. It can create a darkness or lightness or for example in the Charles White painting, there is grief and relief and hope. All of those emotions in one painting was all created just by the lighting. Lighting helps symbolize different extreme emotions to help explain the deepness and real point of the art work.