Ryan Teo, better known as Rynja, has led a life that mirrors the subject matter that fascinates him. Like the tunic-clad, dauntless daredevils exploring distant lands who appear in his art, Ryan’s career has taken him far beyond the shores of his native Singapore to Europe. He began work in a Parisian studio developing games for Facebook and then moved to Germany where his day-to-day involves crafting VR games for Ubisoft. It’s an enviable and remarkable life by any stretch. By night, he lives a double-life as an NFT artist, culturing a practice that is just as rich in the storytelling skills so indispensable to him during the day as a concept image-maker. His recent series ETHERTREES is a fantastical visual tale that follows the expeditions of a botanist cataloging the recent discovery of the Ethertree – an allegory for the rapid success of the digital coin known as ether (ETH-USD) the largest after Bitcoin (BTC-USD) by market cap.
As an artist, I have the urge to create constantly- long before NFTs were a thing.
Real life. There is a lot to learn from observation. It represents my need to constantly improve and experiment. I try to push the boundaries with each new piece.
Martin Deschambault, Ausonia and Jama Jurabaev are some artists I really admire.
Piggybank because it took an enormous amount of effort and coordination to get 21 artists to collaborate on this. I think the result speaks for itself.
Teleportation would be a real time-saver.
Have a backup plan. 99% of artists will not be able to survive on selling NFTs alone. Keep experimenting and learning to stay on top of your game, especially if you’re trying to get into the industry.