COLLABORATIONS: SAFETY FIRST

ANTJUAN ODEN AND SAFETY FIRST
ART EXHIBITION OF COLLABORATIVE WORK.
STATEMENT OF INTENT:
THIS IS MY FIRST COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OFFICIALLY WITH SAFETY FIRST.
I HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME ADMIRER OF HIS TENACITY AND PROLIFIC NATION WIDE OUTPUT OF SOME SERIOUSLY AMAZING AND THOUGHT PROVOKING WORK.
THE WORK WE DO OVER THE NEXT 9 MONTHS WILL CULMINATE WITH AN EXHIBITION.
OUR GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A BODY OF WORK THAT REFLECTS NOT ONLY OUR PHILOSOPHIES.BUT, WILL ALSO REFLECT OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE CURRENT PAST AND FUTURE STATE OF COLONIALISED PEOPLES OF THE WORLD. WE ALSO INTEND TO EXPLORE POP CULTURE THEMES, CURRENT EVENTS, AND ECONOMICS.
ONE OF THE UNDERLYING THEMES THAT WILL BECOME APPARENT WILL BE THE IMPACT ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLES, THOUGHT, RELIGION AND PURSUITS ON RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MEMEBERS OF ETHNIC AND CULTURAL GROUPS.
OUR METHODS USED TO COMPLETE THIS BODY OF WORK WILL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,
INTERNET, STANDARD POST, TELEPHONE, AND VISITING EACH OTHERS STUDIOS NO LESS THAN ONCE A WEEK TO COMPARE NOTES, SHARE IDEAS, AND WORK ON VARIOUS PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE, MUSIC AND WRITING FOR THE EXHIBITION.
IT IS OUR INTENTION TO FOCUS ON PROPSING THE EXHIBITION LOCALLY IN SAN FRANCISCO TO GALLERIES AND OTHER GALLIERIES IN THE USA, JAPAN, EUROPE, AND SOUTH AMERICA.
APPROPRIATELY THE NEXT NINE MONTHS WILL SEE THE GESTATION OF THE ANTJUAN ODEN AND SAFETY FIRST EXTRAVAGANZA! STAY TUNED!

FEB 2009

**THE FOLLOWING IMAGES ARE THE INITIAL 13 PAINTINGS OF THE TAG TEAM EFFORT.THE IMAGES REPRESENT WORK ON VARIOUS MEDIA THAT I BEGAN (FROM 3YEARS AGO TO NOW) AND "TRADED" OFF TO SAFETY FIRST FOR HIS DYNAMIC INPUT.AND, WHEN HE IS DONE HE WILL DO THE SAME FOR ME UNTIL WE FEEL THEY ARE COMPLETE. THIS IS ONE OF THE METHODS WE WILL BE USING TO CARRY OUT AND COMPLETE THIS PROCESS.
THESE ARE 13 INITIAL PAINTINGS
(FOTOS TAKEN USING 2.0 MEGA PIXEL CAMERA PHONE
FEB.13.2009 OAKLAND,CA)