in Dodo Newman’s Titanic Commemoration with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS

On April 15, 2012, it will be 100 years since the Titanic met its fate in the icy waters of the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage to New York. For the past three years, inspirationalist artist Dodo Newman has been working in partnership with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS on the extraordinary Titanic Commemorative project, an art initiative that marks this centenary.

Newman’s creative work highlights the human aspect of the tragedy – the 2,240 passengers and crew, 1,517 of whom perished. It conjures a poignant image of people boarding the Titanic full of hopes and dreams, unaware that they were destined to share a tragedy of unimaginable magnitude. They came from every walk of life: personnel from the ship; the rich and famous (American millionaires Benjamin Guggenheim, Isodor Straus and John Astor all drowned); professionals; the poor, seeking a new life. Friends, families and strangers alike, they were to be linked in collective memory forever.

Using her own special techniques, Dodo Newman’s Commemorative Titanic Memorabilia depict the emotion that the survivors experienced. Fragments of glittering diamonds, semi-precious stones and brilliantly glinting SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS represent icebergs, which she applies to transparent Plexiglas®. The surface effect is magical: liquid crystal against a background of swirling oceanic blues, reflecting the play of light on icy water – shockingly beautiful and, quite simply, unique.

This limited range of rare and über-luxe handcrafted collectibles, each with its own certificate of authenticity, consists of 2,240 diamond- and SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS-surfaced masterpieces, each dedicated to a passenger. A further 200 items will be selected by 100 museum curators around the world, while others will be auctioned and sold, with a major portion of the proceeds going to 100 charitable causes.

The Titanic Memorabilia Collection offers a unique opportunity to own a part of history and enrich our human heritage: dedicated to the memory of the passengers, it touches our hearts today, 100 years after the worst maritime disaster in peace-time history.

For greater insight into this commemorative project, visit www.titanic-project.com.