I've spent a lot of time lately looking into stage lighting, and it reminded me that I wanted to briefly put a rumor to rest.
First off, black art is not a collection of Aunt Jemima bottles.
Nextly,
Somewhere, a performer I know got it into his head that black art relied solely on a deep blue wash of light. And no other colors. Period.
Obviously, this theory is flawed. Realistically, you want even lighting, not a solid color. Black art relies on each black surface blending together seamlessly. Easy ways to do that? Use the flattest, darkest blacks. Lighting should be full, but not direct, and certainly not all the same color.
A great man once said in a lecture that pissed a few people off, "The way something has been done is not necessarily the way it should be done."
Ponder this...
