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See art differently. See art happen. Lux Art Institute is redefining the museum experience to make art more accessible and personally meaningful. At Lux, you don't just see finished works of art; you see the artistic process firsthand, engaging with internationally recognized artists in a working studio environment.

Robert Mapplethorpe was born in 1946 in Floral Park, Queens. Of his childhood he said, "I come from suburban America. It was a very safe environment and it was a good place to come from in that it was a good place to leave." In 1963, Mapplethorpe enrolled at Pratt Institute in nearby Brooklyn, where he studied drawing, painting, and sculpture. Influenced by artists such as Joseph Cornell and Marcel Duchamp, he also experimented with various materials in mixed-media collages, including photographs cut from books and magazines. He acquired a Polaroid camera in 1970 and began producing his own images to incorporate into the collages, saying he felt "it was more honest." That same year he and Patti Smith, whom he had met three years earlier, moved into the Chelsea Hotel.

Enjoy the freedom of being able to take your smartphone almost anywhere with the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active for AT&T. It's designed to enhance your smartphone experience as you explore environments from the most rugged mountain trails and roughest rivers to the everyday thrills and spills of commuting.

Kirlian photography (discovered in 1939 by Semyon Kirlian) captures the "aura" surrounding objects that have been subjected to a strong electric pulse and, like the sensational possibilities of such photography (purported to be capturing the soul or astral body of the object)

You are looking at Crystal Elephant Figurine - Obsidian Elephant Figurine. From top to bottom, its length is 90 mm ( 3.6" ). The design of this obsidian elephant sculpture is from the image of elephant. These obsidian elephant are wonderful in great gifts for yourself, children or any one. I guarantee that you will be amazed at its details after you receive it. In addition, because of the advantage and function of obsidian, it is perfect for protecting you from negative emotion, cleansing disharmony, negative attachments, and negative energy from the environment, ect. Based on this, it will be a suitable decoration in your home or work place.