Rodney Greenblat

Rodney Alan Greenblat, born August 23, 1960 in San Francisco, California,^[1] is an American graphic artist known best in the United States for the visual style of the PlayStation series PaRappa the Rapper and in Japan for his picture book, Thunder Bunny. He was also the character designer for the PaRappa the Rapper anime that was released in Japan. He is currently an abstract painter in New York.

Notable works

Album artwork

• Strawberry Sound by Shonen Knife
• They Might Be Giants by They Might Be Giants
• An Illustrated History by Puffy

Computer and video games

• Rodney's Funscreen (Published by Activision, 1992, 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 Computer Entertainment, 1996, PS1)
• UmJammer Lammy (Published by Sony Computer Entertainment, 1999, PS)
• PaRappa the Rapper 2 (Published by Sony Computer Entertainment, 2001, PS2)
• Major Minor's Majestic March (Published by Majesco Entertainment (Square Enix in Japan) 2009, Wii)

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

References

External links

• Rodney Alan Greenblat's official site
• Rodney's official Japanese-language site