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This is interesting, Celeste you ask, why a dark painting with a small light source will draw the eye more than a light painting with a small dark
value on it?
Maybe the answer is a psychological one. I think when people are in darkness they will obviously look for a light source. Light represents life, hope and contentment, also light represents a way to safety and a way out. When one is in darkness physically or psychologically they naturally look for light, a way to escape the darkness.
Darkness represents fear, mystery and the unknown. People tend to avoid the dark. I think extreme dark represents a void, so naturally we are attracted to light rather than the dark. Colors, light or dark in value and intensity have a profound effect on people, consciously and subconsciously.
Then again the answer could be even easier than what I have just described. Light is just simply beautiful.
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