thinking about the use of light in art

light can be used in many different ways to show many things. in a spiritual way like when light is used in a painting and is like shining down on a person it usually represents heaven, a higher power or to be more vague just the "good" in general. there is also the more angry and fueling light like the light of fire shows that to me sometimes. there is also the more man made light which to me usually shows a person trying to be the center of attention or get praise. what comes to mind when i think of that is stage lights or even just lights in a household, you turn one on so you can see and focus better on a certain thing or object making it the center of attention. i feel like in all paintings and works of art the same kind of light can be interpreted in different ways by different people.