So I think you're missing that first, this was motivated as a troll, and second, in art variations of black absolutely do matter and are not simple bike sheddin

So I think you're missing that first, this was motivated as a troll, and second, in art variations of black absolutely do matter and are not simple bike shedding. The troll happened because an artist named Anish Kapoor was able to negotiate exclusive access to a patented black paint/coating based on carbon nanotubes named Vantablack. He's the only artist allowed to use it globally. That didn't sit well with some people who decided to troll back. I haven't done any art since I was in my late teens, but at the time a couple of my works were focused on very dark subjects. I found ordinary acrylic paint just wasn't black enough for what I wanted. Eventually I found that spraying liquid India ink with an airbrush repeatedly got the effect I was looking for.