Rodney Alan Greenblat
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| Born | August 23, 1960 Daly City, California |
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Rodney Alan Greenblat is an American artist, graphic designer and children's book author. He was previously director of the Center for Advanced Whimsy,[1] is responsible for the character design of several video games, including the PaRappa the Rapper series,[2] and was an active figure in the East Village art scene of the 1980s.[3]
Work[edit]
[4][5] Greenblat's work was shown in East Village museums in the 1980s,[6] including the Gracie Mansion Gallery.[7]
Computer and video games[edit]
- 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, 1996, PS1)
- 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)
- Major Minor's Majestic March (Published by Majesco Entertainment, 2009, Wii)
Solo exhibition history[edit]
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[edit]
- ↑ "50 for the future". Newsweek. Vol. 125 no. 9. February 27, 1995. p. 42.
- ↑ Zimmerman, Eric (June 1999). "Lamb rock: interview with Rodney A. Greenblat". The International Design Magazine. Vol. 46 no. 4. p. 98 – via ProQuest.
- ↑ "Rodney Alan Greenblat". Artnet. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ↑ Westfall, Stephen (1985). "Surrealist Modes among Contemporary New York Painters". Art Journal. 45 (4): 315. doi:10.2307/776805.
- ↑ Kirwin, Liza; Brown, Robert F.; Pacini, Marina; Karlstrom, Paul J.; Gustafson, Judith A. (1991). "Regional Reports". Archives of American Art Journal. 31 (3): 34–41. ISSN 0003-9853.
- ↑ "Gracie Mansion". People. Vol. 24 no. 26. 1985. p. 112.
- ↑ "Multiples & Objects & Books". The Print Collector's Newsletter. 17 (2): 62–62. 1986. ISSN 0032-8537.
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