Comments on: Kick. Punch. It's all in the mind.

Kick. Punch. It's all in the mind.

rouftop — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:08:10 -0800

New York artist Rodney Allen Greenblat's new show starts tomorrow at BCB Art in Hudson, NY. His paintings and sculpture evokes Picasso and Calder while maintaining a whimsical charm.

But he's still best known for creating the floppy two dimensional characters and whimsical backgrounds of PaRappa the Rapper. Step on the gas, now turn to the left!

By: jcruelty

jcruelty — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:15:35 -0800

I loved the art in that game. I wish more video games would take chances w/ art direction. (like Katamari Damacy). Fuck realism, lighting, and polygon counts.

By: Bernt Pancreas

Bernt Pancreas — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:15:53 -0800

I like it. It looks very much like a lot of the design I see on Yo Gabba Gabba. Meanwhile: Rodney Allen Rippy is working on a new reality show!

By: amyms

amyms — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:17:42 -0800

Cool stuff! Greenblat also did the art for the PaRappa spin-off Um Jammer Lammy (which my daughter played like an addict).

By: amberglow

amberglow — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:22:53 -0800

he rocks--someone buy me an original painting of his from the 80s or since for my bday, pls--thanks! : > (he used to have a thing on his website--if you send him something cute/weird, he'd send you some tiny stuff--i sent a Bill and Ted/Keanu little figure, and i got stationery stuff)

By: JBennett

JBennett — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:34:47 -0800

A decade before Parappa (which I loved, loved, loved) Rodney painted the gate-fold cover to They Might Be Giants' debut record.

By: JBennett

JBennett — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:40:54 -0800

Better image of that TMBG cover. (well, the front half...)

By: SassHat

SassHat — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:56:34 -0800

I just logged in at work to say one thing: LOVE KARATE!

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:40:24 -0800

Thanks for putting a name to the artist. I've seen his artwork many times, I'm sure, besides the TMBG album and Parappa (which convinced me to buy a PS1).

By: absalom

absalom — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:01:57 -0800

U postin' GOOD

By: absalom

absalom — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:02:53 -0800

Oh, and I cannot tell you how many hours I spent enjoying that album art from "pink" in Jr high and high school. It is so rich with detail and cool little shit going on everywhere.

By: JHarris

JHarris — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:17:54 -0800

This is a very good post.

By: tickingclock

tickingclock — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:24:07 -0800

I loved the art in that game. I wish more video games would take chances w/ art direction. (like Katamari Damacy). Fuck realism, lighting, and polygon counts. In that case, you might really enjoy Okami, which is done entirely in Japanese brush art style. Good post, thanks!

By: cthuljew

cthuljew — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:56:45 -0800

More great art in games: Psychonauts, Beyond Good & Evil, Team Fortress 2, Viewtiful Joe, Sly Cooper, Ico.