Rodney Greenblat
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Rodney Alan Greenblat (born August 23, 1960 in Daly City, California) is an American graphic artist known best in the United States for the visual style of the computer games PaRappa the Rapper and UmJammer Lammy, and in Japan for his comic Thunder Bunny. He was also was the character designer for the PaRappa Rappa Anime that was released in Japan. He is also credited with the cover art from the self-titled first album of They Might Be Giants. He is currently working on quite a lot of abstract paintings in New York.
[edit] Computer and video games
- Rodney's Funscreen (Published by Activision, 1991, PC/Mac)
- Rodney's Wonder Window (Published by Voyager, 1992, PC/Mac)
- Dazzleoids (Published by Voyager, 1994, PC/Mac)
- PaRappa the Rapper (Published by Sony, 1996, PS)
- Rodney's Funscreen 2 extreme (Published by Interlink, 1997, PC/Mac)
- Rodney's Artbrain (Published by Interlink, 1997, PC/Mac)
- UmJammer Lammy (Published by Sony, 1999, PS)
- PaRappa the Rapper 2 (Published by Sony, 2001, PS2)
[edit] Solo exhibition history
1982
- The Threshold, Rodney Alan Greenblat. Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
1983
- Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, New York
1984
- Time of Love. Galerie Anna Friebe, Cologne, Germany
1985
- The New World. Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, New York
- Familiar-Frontiers. Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1986
- House of Progress. Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, New York
- The Tricentennial Room. Karl Bornstein Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1987
- Reality and Imagination; Two Taste Treats in One! Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Reality and Imagination; Two Taste Treats in One! Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas
- The Scenic Route. Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, New York
1988
- Design Your Own Future. Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1989
- John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California
1990
- Cosmic Adhesive. Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, New York
1991
- The Center for Advanced Whimsy. Carpenter Arts Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1992
- Land Ho! The Mythic World of Rodney A. Greenblat. Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia
- Land Ho! The Mythic World of Rodney A. Greenblat. Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Virginia
1993
- Technoweenie. PPOW, New York, New York
- Land Ho! The Mythic World of Rodney A. Greenblat. World Financial Center, New York, New York
1995
- Rodney Time. Creation Gallery G8, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
1996
- Rodney's Late Breakfast at Milk. Milk, Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan
1997
- Rodney Adventure. Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, Connecticut
