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Many survivors still alive in 2004 recounted the similarities of the ship's final moments to the scene in Cameron's Movie the Titanic. The actors on the stern of the ship, towering vertically with men jumping onto a sea of mens heads below, or dragged under boiling water only to surface gasping for air in the night. If you read italian you can read a bit written by Giuseppe Bordonali who [http://www.giuseppebordonali.com/mieilibri.htm published a book (in Italian) titled The Men of the Conte Rosso"]


References

[http://it. .org/wiki/Conte_Rosso_(transatlantico) Italian Wiki Notiziario della Marina, Anno XXXI N.7, luglio 1984, a cura di Tullio Marcon ]

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New York Times about the sinking

2H (born 1983 in Texas) is a prolific contemporary American artist. 2H works in both fine arts media, such as painting; Street art, such graffiti, wheatpasting, stencils; as well as digital and commercial media. He attempts to blur the boundaries between high and low art. He appropriates popular themes from mass media and pop culture while using his own unique style coined 2Hism, then turns them into large Paintings, Installations, or occasionally marketable commercial goods such as prints,clothing etc while trying to maintain his independent focus from selling out to large global corporate entities.



History
2H was born in 1983 in Denton, Texas, where he grew up splitting his time from his divorced artistic parents between a small suburban area and in the rural countryside on a large cattle ranch owned by his grandparents. 2H started as a self taught artist through a development of studying nature, comic books, lego, toys, cartoons, social interactions, and daily life. He pursued his passion for art starting at a very young age constantly practicing his craft. This cost him however, Drawing left little patience or time for the artist with his school studies. constantly labeled the class clown for acting out when bored in school. Skipping math class to draw or paint. The artist moved with his family to Eugene, Oregon during his 8th grade year of school. 2H later on decided against much opposition to opt out of the traditional public school system which he felt was corrupt,and focus on his abilities as an artist on his own. Learning on his own through reading and roaming the streets, he became immersed in underground Hip-Hop culture, and began studying music and using the music and the culture it formed to develop his own unique style through new and exciting graffiti elements. Around the year 2003 he moved from Oregon to Seattle, Washington. To continue his path as an artist. He began producing larger works and constantly making new work for the streets of the city as well as for Galleries, Cafe's, Anywhere a new artist could hang up work he wanted to participate. Later on becoming the second member of the "Pocket Full of Monsters" artist collective started by another artist he met from Hawaii, Aaron Martin aka Angry Woebots. Angry Woebots moved to Seattle from Hawaii and they worked together on different projects including live painting for large audience's at Hip hop shows or clubs.
As the collective grew more people became members from all corners of the world through the use of the internet,and the artist's involved popularity and skills advanced. The artist still lives in Seattle WA. today and continues to show his work internationally and his skill and evolution as an artist continues to further the movement of the contemporary art world in which he works.

List of exhibitions

2005
*Schmancy show
*Canibal flower L.A.
*U92 insurgents
*1020 design studio
*Thinkspace Gallery L.A.
*Quality of Life movie premiere Gallery showcase AZ.
*Nucleus gallery L.A.
*Aristocrats
*Bauhaus show
*Marcus's Martini show
*Moksha show
*Olive Dolce Gallery
*Olive Dolce Gallery Pocket Full of Monsters show
*Olive Dolce Gallery clock show
*Snowboard Connection
*Ltd Run Run
*Gallery 1988 L.A.

2006
*RUCA ANP show with Rich Jacobs,Matt Gordon,Kelsey Brookes
*Seattle Center On Contemporary Art show
*KID ROBOT Munny toy show
*Utility design inc. show
*Moksha Mural installation
*Vain
*Alibi Room Solo show
*Picks of the Harvest 3 at Thinkspace in L.A.
*Schmancy show
*Sno:con RVCA ANP show

All sources can be cited by the curator's of Thinkspace Gallery in Los Angeles and all other galleries listed and or associated with this artist.

Currently still producing work

Rumple animated sketches (or just "Rumple") were created in 2001. They star US President George W. Bush as he tries to get through his presidency. On hand to help him in troubled times is a 3-inch tall elf-type creature called "Rumple". Also on hand are Vice President Dick Cheney and former Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Episodes

Funny Foreign Names

After George Bush errors at a press conference and forgets his guest's name, Rumple shows Bush that through rhyming he can "remember funny foreign names like a pro!"

Russian Bully

After being teased by Vladimir Putin and threatening him if he doesn't stop, Bush finds out that Dick and Colin have scheduled a Russian summit meeting. Rumple then teaches Bush how to stick up for himself.

Domestic Crisis

Bush finds out that there are riots going on in Alabama (which he pronounces "Albania"). The President's solution to this problem is to send in the military to "kick some kiester" After Bush's idea is shot down, Rumple teaches him the proper way to handle a domestic crisis.