SOME "FIRSTS" IN THE LIFE OF DR. RODNEY CHANG
1ST - EXHIBITING COMPUTER ARTIST IN HAWAII
1ST- DISCO-DENTAL OFFICE
1ST- 10 DEGREES HAWAII
1ST- 10 DEGREES USA
1ST- SOLO EXHIBITION OF DIGITAL ART IN CHINA
1ST-WORKSHOP OF COMPUTER ART IN CHINA -SHANGHAI
1ST-SOLO EXHIBITON OF DIGITAL ART AT LAS VEGAS ART MUSEUM
1S - DENTIST FOR 9 DEGREES IN RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!
1ST-ROCK BAND WITH ACCORDIONS IN HAWAII
1ST-AVANTE-GARDE ART GALLERY IN KALIHI OF HONOLULU
1ST-PRO-FOOTBALL BOARD GAME
1ST-PHD IN ART PSYCHOLOGY AT UNION INSTITUTE
1ST-BOOK FEATURING COMPUTER ART OF SOLO ARTIST
1ST-BOOK ON MENTAL EVOLUTION
1ST-ART POGS OF HAWAII
1ST-2-SIDED MILKCAP
1ST-GOLD,SILVER STAPLE, WITH INSERTED DIAMONDS MILKCAP
1ST-SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PHONECARD COLLECTIBLES
1ST-HOUSE BUILT TO ACCOMODATE COLLECTION OF DIGITAL DESIGNED LARGE PAINTINGS
1ST-PAINT OUT COMPUTER OIL PAINTINGS
1ST-COMPUTER ART WOODCUTS
1ST-HAWAII DIGITAL ART SERIGRAPHS
1ST-ORGANIZER AND INTERNATIONAL ARTIST TO DO INDIA DIGITAL ART EXHIBITION/CALCUTTA AND ONLINE
1ST-CURATOR ONLINE OF SOLO SHOW OF URUGUAYIAN COMPUTER ARTIST
1ST-CURATOR ONLINE OF GROUP EYGPTIAN DIGITAL ART EXHIBITION
1ST-HAWAII DIGITAL ART SERIGRAPHS
1ST-CYBERARTIST IN WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA
1ST-CYBERARTIST IN WHO'S WHO IN THE WEST
1ST-CYBERARTIST IN WHO'S WHO IN THE WORLD
1ST-4'X4' DISCO THEME PAINTINGS ON CANVAS WITH DJ/TURNTABLES AT ART OPENING (HOUSE OF ART GALLERY, HONOLULU, 1979)
1ST-TWENTY YEAR+ DISCO DANCING DENTIST
1ST-MANY ORIGINAL DISCO DANCE STEPS; DISCOTHEQUE AS PUBLIC SPACE FOR ORIGINAL DANCE AS PERFORMING ART
1ST-DENTIST INTERVIEWED ON 22 USA RADIO STATIONS FOR DISCO DENTAL OFFICE
1ST-ANNUAL HALLOWEEN COSTUMED PARTIES IN DISCO-DENTAL CLINIC
1ST-HAWAII DIGITAL ARTIST TO EXHIBIT IN BRONX MUSEUM, BRONX, NEW YORK
1ST-HAWAII DENTIST ON AUSTRALIA'S 'JUST FOR THE RECORD' FOR DISCO DENTAL OFFICE
1ST-HYPNOTIC STUDIES ON ART, CONFORMITY AND JUDGMENT
1ST-POSSIBLE DISCOVERY AND HYPOTHESIS OF AN EXISTING DUAL AESTHETIC JUDGMENTAL SYSTEM, ONE CONSCIOUS AND THE OTHER SUBCONSCIOUS, USING HYPNOTISIS AS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
1ST-CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY OF WESTERN VS KOREAN CHILDREN ART DEVELOPMENT AND CONFORMITY
1ST-HYPNOSIS AND SEXUALITY RESEARCH
1ST-ARTIST TO EXHIBIT 'ODONTIC IMAGES' IN ROCHELLE, ILLINOIS (1972)
1ST-AMERICAN DIGITAL ARTIST TO EXHIBIT IN RUSSIA (ST. PETERSBURG), ESTONIA (ESTONIA ART MUSEUM), URUGUAY, EYPGT (CAIRO), INDIA (CALCUTTA), JAPAN (TOKYO)
1ST-DIGITAL ARTIST TO SOLO AT EAST HAWAII CULTURAL CENTER
1ST-DIGITAL ARTIST TO BE JURIED INTO 'ARTISTS OF HAWAII' AT HONOLULU ACADEMY OF ARTS; 1ST DIGITAL ARTIST TO EXHIBIT IN THE LOCAL HAWAII MUSEUM
1ST-DENTIST TO USE FISHING LINE AS AMAGLAM PLACEMENT PROCEDURE
1ST-HAWAII ARTIST TO USE DENTAL MATERIALS AS MIXED MEDIA
1ST-HAWAII ARTIST TO BLINDFOLD SELF AND MAKE BRONZE FIGURE SCULPTURE
1ST-TO ROLE PLAY ART OBJECT IN PUBLIC AS 'DISCO DOC' CHARACTER
1ST-PROLIFIC ORIGINAL DIGITAL IMAGERY FROM COMPUTERS AND SOFTWARE 1985-2001
1ST-INTERNET VIRTUAL REALITY ART MUSEUM FOR CYBERART
1ST-USING HTML AS ART ANIMATION TOOL
1ST-DECLARE 1 PIXEL ENCLOSED IN DIGITAL FRAME AS A WORK OF ART
1ST-DIGITAL ARTIST TO IDENTIFY ELEMENTS OF DIGITAL ART THAT HAVE HISTORICAL PRECEDENTS WITH DIFFERENT 20TH CENTURY WESTERN ART "-ISMS" (IN ARTIST'S ONLINE JOURNAL)
1ST- TO USE PART OF PUBLIC ONLINE BULLETIN BOARD AS PART OF A VIRTUAL WORK OF ART
1ST-TO DEFINE CYBERART EXTENSIVELY AND AS "DIGITAL ART MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR CONTRIBUTION TO ONLINE CYBERCULTURE"
1ST-WEBMASTER OF THE "CYBERART RING"
1ST-TO MAKE AND DECLARE 'LONGEST" (VERTICAL LENGTH) WORK OF ART ON THE INTERNET
1ST-ART STUDENT TO FANTASIZE/WRITE DIALOGUE OF INTERVIEWING FAMOUS DECEASED ARTISTS OF HISTORY
1ST-EOBITUARY.COM AND CENTER OF CYBERCULTURE.COMS; VIRTUAL REALITY CEMETERY CONCEPT
1ST(?)ONLINE ARTIST'S RECEPTION FOR ONLINE OPENING VIA A CHATROOM WITH INVITED GUESTS
1ST-'KALIHI' AND 'PYGOYA' LICENSE PLATES
1ST-HAND PAINTED POGS
1ST-DENTIST WITH 12 MARATHONS AND 10 COLLEGE DEGREES COMPLETED
1ST-TO ARRIVE AT ARTIST'S NAME VIA A DREAM (PYGOYA)
1ST- DIGITAL ART EXHIBITION AT HELENA MONTANA MUSUEM
1ST-HAWAII ARTIST ACCEPTED IN JURIED SIGGRAPH
1ST-HAWAII ARTIST TO EXHIBIT/SOLO IN NEW YORK CITY WITH BROOK SHIELDS AND FRED GWYNNE AT OPENING
1ST-HUGE BOOK OF SPORTS TEAM NAMES FOR FOOTBALL TEAM (UNPUBLISHED)
1ST-BOOK ON ART PSYCHOLOGY BASED UPON PHENOMENOLOGY (UNPUBLISHED)
1ST-INTERVIEWED HAWAII ARTIST IN NATIONAL AMIGA MAGAZINE
1ST-SCULPTURE MADE FROM MULTIPLE CARPULES OF DENTAL ANESTHETIC
1ST-HAWAIIAN TO POUR PERFUME IN THE EYES AND DRINK IT
1ST-TO INSPIRE THE CREATION OF A LARGE CANVAS PAINTING CONSISTING OF MODULAR MILKCAPS FOR SALE INDIVIDUALLY
1ST-AUTHOR OF PUBLISHED HAIKU POEM BASED UPON AMERICAN FOOTBALL
1ST-ARTIST TO USE TERM 'LAST PLACE' AS SATIRE AGAINST '1ST PLACE' AS SUBJECTIVE JURIED HONOR OF ART COMPETITION QUALITY
1ST-AINA HAINA KOOL-AID DRINK STAND
1ST-SHOEBOX AS PRAY MANTIS GAMBLING ARENA
1ST-NEIGHBORHOOD DISSECTION OF LAB CATS FROM UH (DIDN'T GO OFF WELL WITH PARENTS)
1ST-HOMEMADE STAMPS FOR CHILDREN'S MAIL SYSTEM USING OUTDOOR SECRET SPOTS AS MAILBOXES, DELIVERED WITH CANCELLATION MARKS
1ST-HOMEPAGE STAMP ALBUM FOR HOMEMADE STAMP EDITIONS
1ST-OUTDOOR SEMI-ENCLOSED PATIO AS RACE TRACK FOR TRICYCLES-WITH MUD, WATER, BOXES FOR CENTER OBSTRUCTION IN AINA HAINA, HONOLULU
1ST-SAME PATION AS FULL COURT WITH TWO MINIATURE BASKETBALL NETS USING CLOSE HANGERS AND TENNIS BALLS; WITH MINIATURE BASKETBALL LEAGUE TEAMS AND SCHEDULING
1ST-HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL BOARD GAME LEAGUE WITH SCHEDULE (AND GAMBLING)
1ST-'FISHING' FOR TOADS AT NIGHT OVER LAWN USING CASTING ROD WITH HOOK BAITED WITH SHINY ALUMINUM FOIL
1ST-REAL BATTING BASEBALL BOARD GAME
1ST-REAL PAJAMAS ATTIRED IN HIGH SOCIETY HONOLULU CLUB PREMISES
1ST-TO KEEP PRAY MANTIS LIVING UNDER WATER FOR 9 DAYS
1ST-HAWAII DIGITAL ARTIST TO EXHIBIT IN PARIS, FRANCE
1ST-TO HIRE DJ AS DENTAL STAFF AND HAVE RADIO BROADCAST IN DENTAL CLINIC
1ST-HAWAIIAN TO BE ON NBC'S REAL PEOPLE TV SHOW
1ST-DENTIST TO DANCE DISCO ON NATIONAL TV
1ST-ARTIST TO PROCLAIM DISCO MUSIC AS TRUE ART
1ST- HAWAII ARTIST TO PROCLAIM AND PUBLICLY EXHIBIT DIGITAL IMAGERY AS FINE ART (HONOLULU CLUB, 1985)
1ST-TO THROUGHLY PHOTO-DOCUMENT A FAMILY FISHING BOAT TRIP ON THE INTERNET AND USE IT AS TEACHING TOOL FOR THE CHILDREN - ALTERNATIVE CLASSROOM
1ST-CHESS PIECES AS PART OF MIXED MEDIA PAINTING
1ST-USING CNN COVERAGE INSPIRATION FOR AMERICAN FLAG WITH DESERT CAMOUGLAGE PATTERN
1ST-PROCESS SCULPTURE USING ROACH TRAPS AS REAL COCKROACHES AS PART OF WORK OF ART
1ST-TO DECLARE OVER RADIO AIR THAT DISCO-DENTAL OFFICE IS ART AS ART INSTALLATION AND PERFORMANCE PIECE
1ST-DENTAL HYPOTIST OF PEDODONTIC DEPARTMENT OF LOYOLA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY, ILLINOIS
1ST-TO HYPOTHESIZE CORRELATION OF DR. TORRENCE'S (UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA) "FOURTH GRADE SLUMP" IN CREATIVITY WITH RESEARCHER'S DISCOVERY OF UNIVERSAL (INTERNATIONAL) "FOURTH GRADE SLUMP IN ART AND CREATIVITY"- RESEARCH, USC GRADUATE DEGREE RESEARCH AND THESIS
1ST-MALE STUDENT TO GET COLLEGE CREDIT AT ROSARY COLLEGE FOR GIRLS, RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS
1ST-THEORY OF MULTIPLE LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS CORRELATED WITH EVOLUTION OR "MENTAL ONTOGENY RECAPITULATES PHYSICAL PHYLOGENY" - TRANSFORMATIVE PSYCHOLOGY
1ST-TO LABEL AND DEFINE - "PIXELISM," "PAINT OUTS,", "CYBERPAINTINGS,", "WEBISM"
1ST-DISCO DENTIST DANCER ON HAWAII MOVING COMPANY TV SHOW
1ST-AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK TRACK MEETS ORGANIZER FOR HOME-MADE RIBBONS
1ST- 'CYBERPAINTINGS' OR ACTUAL HAND-PAINTED CANVASES AS HARDCOPY ORIGINAL REPRODUCTIONS OF ORIGINAL DIGITAL IMAGERY OF MONITOR
1ST-11X6 FT. CANVAS OF 4 MM HAND-PAINTED SQUARES TO REPLICATE/'PAINT OUT'/PRINTOUT DIGITAL IMAGE
1ST-PLAYING PSYCHOLOGIST/THERAPIST WITH YOUNG ARTIST TO INSPIRE/CONVINCE HER SHE IS PAINTING LIKE VAN GOGH BY COPYING DIGITAL ARTIST'S IMAGERY TO CANVAS USING THICK PAINT BRUSH AND PALETTE KNIFE TECHNIQUE
1ST-TO TRACE LIVING NUDE MODEL TO CANVAS THEN FRAME IN FRAME WITH PULSATING THEATRICAL LIGHTBULBS FOR LIVING ROOM WALL
1ST-TO CREATE RADICAL KINETIC SCULPTURE THAT SECURES COVERAGE FOR VALENTINE SPECIAL ITEM FOR HONOLULU CITY'S 5 PM TV NEWS WHICH GBTS GIRLFRIEND BACK DUE TO FAMILY EMBARASSMENT AND PRESSURE
1ST-TO WEAR BRIGHT RED SUEDE SHOES TO HIGH SCHOOL AND AFRO HAIRSTYLE, HEXAGON HORN-RIMMED GLASSES WITH WIDE RAINBOW SUSPENDERS TO 10 YEAR CLASS REUNION
1ST-AT NORTHER ILLINOIS UNIVERISTY, SCHOOL OF ART, GRAD STUDENT TO EXPERIMENT USING READYMADE WALL PAPER TO CREATE MIXED MEDIA FRAME-SCULPTURES
1ST-TO GET MASTERS DEGREES IN ART AND IN PSYCHOLOGY AND A D.D.S. TO STUDY FOR A PH.D IN ART PSYCHOLOGY
1ST-BEHAVIORIST THEORY HYPTHOSIZING STIMULUS-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP AMONG ARTIST'S BEHAVIOR/DEVELOPING WORKS, AUDIENCE FEEDBACK AND SOCIETAL REWARDS
1ST-AESTHETIC MATHEMATICAL FORMULA FOR "ART APPRECIATION"
1ST-TO SUGGEST USING AESTHETIC MATHEMATICAL FORMULA TO CREATE COMPUTER ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM TO SIMULATE ARTIST'S DECISION MAKING PROCESS
1ST-DENTIST TO LIVE IN A CLOSET SIZE SPACE FOR 1 MONTH IN S. KOREA
1ST-HONOLULU DENTIST TO CONVERT 3-BEDROOM RAT AND COCKROACH INFESTED RENTED HOUSE (X-COOLIE ACCOMODATIONS- WITH 5.5' HT. 1ST FLOOR LIVING ROOM BUT HIGHER SECOND FLOOR ROOMS) IN PALAMA AS ART STUDIO TO PRODUCE 4'X4' DISCO PAINTINGS
1ST-HONOLULU DENTIST TO LIVE IN ALTERNATIVE SPACE OF INNER CITY WAREHOUSE WITH LIVING ROOMS AND BEDROOMS AS GALLERY SPACES THAT ROTATE NEW SHOWS, BY CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS, EVERY MONTH FOR YEARS
1ST-PERSONALLY DESIGNED HAWAII KAI RIDGE HOME WITH DISCO DANCE FLOOR WITH 24' CEILING, PRIVATE LIBRARY, GALLERY SPACE TO ACCOMODATE 39 6'X4' AND LARGER COMPUTER PAINTINGS, WET BAR IN ATRIUM, GAZEBO WITH FISH POND, PRIVATE HOME MOVIE THEATER WITH 8' SCREEN AND TIERED ROWS OF SEATING WITH AWESOME PANARAMIC VIEW OF SANDY BEACH AND OCEAN
1ST-TO DO RESEARCH (INCONCLUSIVE AND CUT SHORT DUE TO BUDGET) ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A MALE MONTHLY CYCLE BY STUDYING 17-KETOSTEROIDS OF URINE SAMPLINGS
1ST-TO ATTEMPT "BRAINWASHING" FOR "ART'S SAKE" BY USING HYPNOSIS AND POST-HYNOPTIC SUGGESTION FOR COLOR AFTERIMAGE STUDY
1ST-TO RESEACH PERSONALITY TYPING OF HEALTH PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS AS DIFFERENT FROM ART STUDENT MAJORS
1ST-TO ROLE PLAY AND FUNCTION AS "CURATOR" IN VIRTUAL ONLINE MUSEUM FOR CYBERART AND BUILD ITS INTERNATIONAL CONTENT, REPUTATION AND ATTENDANCE
1ST-USING TWO SEPARTE STYLES OF FISHING ON SAME CHARTERED BOAT TO PROVIDE LIFE-LONG MEMORY AND ALTERNATE CLASSROOM LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN
1ST-TO CAST SHARK JAW TO MARINE SHELL AS BRONZE DISCO DINASAUR FIGURE
1ST-TO CONSIDER SELF 'LIVING LEGEND' LAST REMINENT OF POPULAR AMERICAN DANCE, COMBINING STYLES STEPS FROM 1050S-2000S AND IMPROVISING SEQUENCES ACROSS STYLES WHILE INTERPRETING SONG TO INCLUDE CONTEMPORARY EDITING
1ST-IN AINA HAINA TO SET OFF MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE TO SEA AND GET AN ANSWER
1ST-TO CREATE SIT DOWN SKATEBOARDS USING PARTS OF ROLLER SKATES
1ST-TO FORM 'MOTORCYCLE GANG' IN AINA HAINA USING BICYCLES WITH PLAYING CARDS IN WHEEL SPOKES HELD WITH CLOTHES PINS
1ST-TO WRITE ABOUT CORRELATION BETWEEN DISCO LIGHTING AND PHOTONIC COMPUTER MONITOR LIGHT
1ST-TO USE DENTAL LIGHTS AS PROJECTED LIGHTS FOR DISCO SPINNING BALL ABOVE DANCE FLOOR IN RECEPTION ROOM
1ST-TO USE "WOULD YOU LIKE TO DANCE WITH ME ON NATIONAL TV?" IN WAIKIKI AS A PICK-UP LINE AND SCREENING DEVICE
1ST-COMBINING KUNGFU MOTIONS WITH DISCO DANCING
1ST-WEBMASTER OF LAS VEGAS ART MUSEUM
1ST-WEBMSTER OF EAST HAWAI'I CULTURAL CENTER
1ST-WEB ART ANIMATION USING MONA LISA
1ST-MIXED MEDIA ART: FISHING REEL WITH ART PAINTBRUSH WITH DRIED PAINT ("FISHING FOR FAME"); RAT TRAP WITH ART PAINT TUBE SQUOOSHED ("NO ESCAPE FOR LIFE")
1ST-NEWSPAPER AD FOR WIFE IN TAIPEI, INTERVIEWS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
1ST-ROCK GROUP MANAGER, CHOREOGRAPHER TO ACCUMULATE 11-2 CONTEST RECORD, WIN BATTLE OF THE BANDS, DO 600+ GIGS ON WEEKENDS DURING HIGHSCHOOL/COLLEGE YEARS OF MEMBERS
1ST-DIGITAL ARTIST TO SEEK OUT DREAM CONTENT FOR ART IDEAS, LINK CHAOS THEORY WITH DIGITAL ARTIST'S BEHAVIOR, PROMOTE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AS MEANS TO MAKE COMPUTER THE ACTUAL ARTIST, PREDICT THE LIMITED ROLE OF PHYSICAL MUSEUMS IN A HIGH-TECH ONLINE GLOBAL CULTURE
1ST-FOUNDER OF HAWAII COMPUTER ART SOCIETY
1ST-FOUNDER OF SOHO-TOO GALLERY & LOFT, HAWAII
1ST-FOUNDER OF TRULY VIRTUAL WEB ART MUSEUM AND ITS CYBERCULTURE LIBRARY AND LIVING HISTORY DOCUMENTATION OF DIGITAL ART ACTIVITY AROUND THE WORLD
1ST-(BORN ARBITRARY YEAR TOO SOON!) OF THE BABY BOOMER GENERATION NOT TO BE CLASSIFIED AS SUCH (1945 BIRTH BUT COMPLETE ADOPTION OF ATTITUDES AND VALUES AS LIFESTYLE AND GROUP IDENTITY)
1ST-CHILD AT 42 (BRONSON)
1ST-AMONG 1ST TO EXHIBIT PHOTOCOPY COLLAGES AS FINE ART IN HAWAII (1986)
1ST-ORGANIZER OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUS EXCURSIONS TO A DISCO DENTAL ENVIRONMENT TO LEARN ABOUT TEETH
1ST-HAWAII DIGITAL ARTIST TO DROP PHYSICAL WORLD EXHIBITING TO FOCUS EFFORTS ON CREATING CYBERART FOR GLOBAL CYERCULTURE; ORGANIZER OF LIGHTHOME HAWAII AS HAWAII'S MEMBER IN WORLD R2001 ART WEB RING
1ST-CYBERARTIST USING INTERNET TO PROVIDE JOURNAL ACCESS FOR COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION OF LIFE WORK AND ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT AND AS POSSIBLE FUTURE RESEARCH ONLINE ARCHIVED RESOURCE BY THE ARTIST - www.lastplace.com/page49.htm
1ST-TO PURSUE SIMULATION OF OTHER MEDIA AS DIGITAL ART THEN CREATE THE LATTER AS SIMULATION OF TRADITIONAL PAINTINGS ON CANVAS, THEN USE THE CANVASES AS MERE INTERMEDIARIES TO TRANSPOSE THE IMAGES BACK INTO DIGITAL FOR FINAL GENERATION, EXHIBITING AND EXISTENCE AS CYBERART ON THE INTERNET
1ST-TO INTEGRATE A LIFE AROUND DENTISTRY, ART, PSYCHOLOGY AND DANCE WITH HIS LIFE AS CASE STUDY ACHIEVEMENT OF GOAL OF "ART=LIFE"