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Rodney Alan Greenblat

Rodney Alan Greenblat is an American artist, graphic designer and children's book author born in Daly City, California. He is a former director of the Center for Advanced Whimsy, is responsible for the character design of several video games, including the PaRappa the Rapper series, and was an active figure in the East Village art scene of the 1980s.

Work
Greenblat's work was shown in East Village museums in the 1980s, including the Gracie Mansion Gallery, and was at the time considered part of a neo-surrealist movement. Within the same decade, he did the artwork for American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants' first album. He has been recognized for his work on the 1996 and 1999 video games PaRappa the Rapper and Um Jammer Lammy, and for the Thunder Bunny series of books. In 2017, he opened The Rodney Shop, a retail outlet and gallery in Catskill, New York. The location closed in 2020. == Computer and video games ==
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, 1996, PS1) • ''Rodney's Funscreen 2 extreme'' (Published by Interlink, 1997, PC/Mac) • ''Rodney's Artbrain'' (Published by Interlink, 1997, PC/Mac) • Um Jammer Lammy (Published by Sony, 1999, PS1) • PaRappa the Rapper 2 (Published by Sony, 2001, PS2) • ''Major Minor's Majestic March'' (Published by Majesco Entertainment, 2009, Wii) == Solo exhibition history ==
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 2006 • Downtown – The New York Art Scene 1974–1984. Grey Art Gallery NYU, New York, New York • Universe. Centella Gallery, Tucson, Arizona 2007 • Elemental. Art Print Japan Galleries, Tokyo, Japan 2008 • Free Wheel. BCB Gallery, Hudson, New York 2010 • Thunder Bunny Buddha Shrine. BCB Gallery, Hudson, New York 2012 • Karma-con. The Rubin Museum, New York, New York 2013 • Gala Veinte!. Hudson Opera House, Hudson, New York • The Wonder Verified and Fulfilled. BCB Gallery, Hudson, NY 2015 • Vibrant Space. BCB Gallery, Hudson, New York == References ==
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