Trym Ruud

Trym Ruud (b. 1998) from Bærum is the artist behind the NFT collection «Rude Boy’s». He started studying graphic design at Westerdals in 2018 and it was during his last semester, in January 2021, that he decided to launch ‘Rude Boy’s’ on Ethereum's blockchain. 

The project started with Trym creating one character every day, 50 days in a row. A few weeks into the project, it began to capture international attention, and more and more collectors of crypto art flocked to the project. Each character represents different personalities, emotions and experiences Trym encounters in life. The characteristic figure design with the strong colors and subtle pop culture references fascinates both young children and older adults.

"When I make art for myself, I have fun. It is when I have fun with a project or a work of art that I make the best neither, something I think people see in my work. For me, curiosity is one of the most important things for me to develop further. "

During his first year, his NFT collection had a turnover of around 1,000 ETH, and he held his first solo exhibition where he combined both physical and digital art (NFT's) at BL_NK Gallery in the summer of 2021. Here his various figures came for the first time. live on both paper and plexiglass, and we also got to know the series «Love Pilots».

In 2022, he opened "Rude Boy's Gallery" at Fornebu. Stay tuned @rude_boys_universe or on Discord for more information about Trym's gallery. Watch Trym's NFT's on OpenSea here.