- Rodney Greenblat
Rodney Alan Greenblat (born
August 23 ,1960 inDaly City, California ) is an Americangraphic artist known best in theUnited States for the visual style of thecomputer game s "PaRappa the Rapper " and "UmJammer Lammy ", and inJapan for his comic " [http://www.rodneyfun.com/thun.html 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 an abstract painter in New York.Computer and video games
* "
Rodney's Funscreen " (Published byActivision , 1992, PC/Mac)
* "Rodney's Wonder Window " (Published by Voyager, 1992, PC/Mac)
* "Dazzleoids " (Published by Voyager, 1994, PC/Mac)
* "PaRappa the Rapper " (Published bySony , 1996, PS1)
* "Rodney's Funscreen 2 extreme " (Published byInterlink , 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)
* "Major Minor's Majestic March " (Published byMajesco , 2008,Wii )Solo exhibition history
1982
*"The Threshold, Rodney Alan Greenblat". Museum of Art,Rhode Island School of Design , Providence, Rhode Island1983
*Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, New York1984
*"Time of Love". Galerie Anna Friebe, Cologne, Germany1985
*"The New World". Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, New York
*"Familiar-Frontiers".Australian Centre for Contemporary Art , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia1986
*"House of Progress". Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, New York
*"The Tricentennial Room". Karl Bornstein Gallery, Los Angeles, California1987
*"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 York1988
*"Design Your Own Future".Walker Art Center , Minneapolis, Minnesota1989
*John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California1990
*"Cosmic Adhesive". Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, New York1991
*"The Center for Advanced Whimsy". Carpenter Arts Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts1992
*"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, Virginia1993
*"Technoweenie". PPOW, New York, New York
*"Land Ho! The Mythic World of Rodney A. Greenblat".World Financial Center , New York, New York1995
*"Rodney Time". Creation Gallery G8, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan1996
*"Rodney's Late Breakfast at Milk". Milk, Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan1997
*"Rodney Adventure". Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, ConnecticutExternal links
* [http://www.whimsyload.com/ Rodney Alan Greenblat's official site]
* [http://www.rodneyfun.com/ Rodney's official Japanese-language site]
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