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Biography from James Rizzi

1974
When Living is Easy
New York City:
Exhibited paintings and prints in outdoor art shows in Washington Square, New York City, and Brooklyn Heights
1975
Free as a Bird
Eric's Bar & Grill, New York:
Completed 45-meter outdoor mural (Building demolished in 1985)
1977
It ain't Easy Getting Rich
The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Gene Baro, curator:
Participated in "Thirty Years of American Printmarking, including the 20th National Print Exhibition"
1980
Love is in the Air
Tom Tom Club, New York:
Designed album cover artwork for first record album

Andy Summers, Robert Fripp:
Designed album cover
1981
Hot Time Summer in the City
Tom Tom Club:
Release of music video, "Genius of Love", with animated Rizzi drawings
1983
Pleasure of Love
Tom Tom Club:
Release of music video, "Pleasure of Love", with animated Rizzi drawings
1986
Waiting for the Sun
Dedi Ramone:
Designed album cover
1987
Cafe in Paris
B. B. King:
Publication of design for record sleeve for "Funky Man"

TV Film, Japan:
"Rizzi Meets The Salsa"
1988
Jail Ain't Happy
Book published:
"James Rizzi: 3-D Constructions"

Denny's Restaurants, Japan:
Designed menus

TBS Serial Drama, Japan:
Commissioned to create artwork for "Endless Game"

Fuji Bank:
Designed savings account book
1989
Love and Marriage
Yanoman Toys:
Created puzzle design
1990
S(w)inging in the Rain
New York Expression:
Feature interview

Hollywood Film, V. I Warshawski:
Designed poster for set dressing, "Take Me Out To The Ballgame

Gakken, Japan:
Designed dictionary art cover

Suntory Whiskey, Japan:
Designed art for calender
1991
The Do-Nothing Machine
Firestone Golf Club, Akron, Ohio:
Invited to US Golf Tournament to create print, "Strokes of Genius", for new clubhouse

La Guardia Airport, New York:
Participated in design competition for interior of airport
1992
Rush Hour
Book Published:
"Rizzi", with text by Glenn O'Brien

Werzalit AG, Hannover, Germany
Commissioned to create architectural painting

United Hospital Fund:
Guest of honor at reception for donation of artwork to five children's hospitals
1993
The Champ
European Boxing Champion Henry Maske:
Designed boxing robe

MAX Magazine, Germany:
Feature article with inside cover of May issue

American Anorexia & Bulimia Association:
Guest of honor at reception
1994
Underground Connection
Rosenthal China:
Designed limited edition vase, decorative box, pitcher

New York Transit Authority:
Designed limited edition Metrocard

Woodstock Walls:
Painting for 25th anniversary of Woodstock Festival

Children's Friends for Life Foundation:
Logo Design

Descente:
Designed skiwear line

AmeriVox:
Designed telephone card

Teleworld:
Designed line of telephone cards
1995
Rizzi Meets Spitzweg
Phillip Morris:
Designed limited edition ashtray executed by Rosenthal China.

Philip Morris Europe:
25th Anniversary Print.

Children's Friends for Life Foundation:
Invitation design for Cooks for Kids III.

Bolla Wines:
Ad campaign design.

Big-Spielwarenfabrik, Fürth; Germany:
Designed BOBBY-CAR toy for production.

Rosenthal China:
Designed limited edition vase, candlestick holders, canister, plate, expresso cup.

Atlanta Olympic Committee:
Official Artist.

Neue Pinakothek, München, Germany:
Poster Design, "Rizzi meets Spitzweg".

te Neues Publishing Company:
Cover Design for 1995 Catalogue.

Ritzenhoff Crystal:
Designed limited edition Collector's Milk Glasses.

Dan's Papers, East Hampton, NY:
Cover Design.

Trading Cards:
Design of 36-pack Rizzi Collectible Trading Cards.

Descente:
Designed second skywear line.
1996
Up, UP and Away
Mary Hahn Verlag, München, Germany:
Book published: James Rizzi - Mein New York Kochbuch, Rezepte von Peter Bührer.

Bücher/Büchner, Hannover, Germany:
Limited edition watches, Seven Moods of the Week.

Wella AG, Darmstadt, Germany:
Limited art edition containers for hair products.

Intermedia Children's Friends for Life Foundation, Inc.:
Invitation design for Cooks for Kids IV.

Prestel-Verlag, Germany:
Book published: The New York Paintings.

International Olympic Museum:
Commissioned to create series of paintings commemorating the Opening Ceremonies of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta for the permanent collection of the International Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Dan's Papers, East Hampton, NY:
Cover Design, August 1996.

Pao Network:
Interview filmed in New York City, and aired on TV Asahi, JapanRuhr Wirtschaft, Hamm, Germany: Cover design for June Journal published by Chamber of Commerce.

Lufthansa Airlines, Germany:
exterior of Boeing 757 aircraft for subsidiary airline, CONDOR, in celebration of their 40th anniversary.

Olympic Magazine, March issue:
Feature article with front cover.

International Olympic Museum:
Release of catalogue, Dreams of Sport, for one-person exhibit -- Forward by Juan Antonio Samaranch, President of the Olympic International Committee, and text by George Plimpton.

International Olympic Museum:
One-person exhibit at the International Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland.
1997
No Milk Today
Mary Hahn Verlag, München, Germany: Book published: Peter Bührers Christmas Cooking in New York, Kochen und Backen mit James Rizzi, Susannah MacDonald und Linnea Pergola.

RTL TV Station, Germany:
Art design for 24-hour TV marathon for "Wir Helfen Kindern/We Help the Children", including interview with the Artist and an overview of his work.

Bertelsmann BMG Ariola Media, Germany:
Designed artwork for limited edition 4-pack CD James Rizzi: Love, Fun, Day and Night.

Intermedia Graphics, Inc., Tokyo, Japan:
CD-ROM James Rizzi.

SunStorm Magazine, Long Island, NY:
Cover and lead article encompassing the life and career of the Artist, highlighting his major achievements, June, 1997.

Liebherr, Germany:
Commissioned to create a limited edition refrigerator for Liebherr for promotional purposes.

International Olympic Committee:
Commissioned by Juan Antonio Samaranch, President of the International Olympic Committee, to create an image by incorporating the history of Modern Olympic Games.

United States Olympic Commitee:
Commissioned to create images incorporating the sports included in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan.

BASF, Germany:
Commissioned to create original artwork for the centennial celebration of the commercial application of the blue dye, indigo.

Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland:
Official Artist. Commissioned to create original artwork for the Official Poster and the Festival.

Germany:
Commissioned to create painting for cover of season magazine, Fire Ball.
1998
Let the Good Times Roll
Z100 Radio Station, New York:
Painted and donated unique painting and limited edition posters for charity fundraiser, the Jingle Ball Concert, sponsored by Z100 Radio, at New York's Madison Square Garden.

MAX Magazine, Germany, November issue:
Back cover for launching new Volkswagen Beetle Cars.

TollWood Festival, München, Germany:
Original painting, Life Inside the Big Apple, was the inspiration to create the 1998 stage production, All About Eve - And What About Adam. The play, which ran from October 1 through November 15, utilized Rizzi s image as the main theme of the story line. The painting was enlarged to a height of sixty feet and used as the background for the coming to life of the characters as they stepped out of the painting on to the stage. The cast featured well-known dancers, singers, acrobats, sports personalities, and body builders.

Unites States Sports Academy, Alabama:
Chosen by the Academy as 1998 Sport Artist of of the Year. Award is presented to an individual who captures the spirit and life of sport so that future generations can relive the drama of today s competition. Commissioned to create painting to be incorporated into the permanent collection of the Museum.

FIFA World Cup Soccer, France 1998:
Official Artist.


 

 

 

Hannover 2000:
Design of building complex in Braunschweig, Germany for the World's Fair.

Liebherr, Germany:
Commissioned to create second set of limited edition refrigerators for Liebherr for commercial distribution in Europe.

 

1999
Nothing Lasts Forever
Rosenthal China, Germany:
Contract to design a limited edition special vase in celebration of the new millenium in association with Frank Stella and Paul Giovanopoulos.

Rosenthal China, Germany:
Contract to design six objects for a Special Art Collection for the year 2000.
2000
Cow Parade, New York
Offizieller Künstler während der Cow Parade in New York. Ausstellung seiner Werke am Rockefeller Zentrum und der Fifth Avenue

James Rizzi arbeitet an mehreren Projekten für die Unicef

Für die Deutsche Telekom entwirft er ein Bild mit Szenen aus Nürnberg zum 950- jährigen Jubiläum der Stadt. Das Bild wird für einen guten Zweck versteigert

2001

Tokyo "Spiral Garden"
Painted a Smart car at the Spiral Garden in Tokyo with his unique images. The car was then auctioned for charity