Trevor Jones is a Canadian-born painter based in Scotland whose practice combines classical painting techniques with augmented reality, animation and blockchain technology. He graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2008 and began exploring augmented reality paintings in 2013, before turning to NFTs in 2019.
Jones became interested in cryptocurrency in 2017 and began a series of paintings depicting prominent figures in the technology, including Vitalik Buterin. His 2018 collection Crypto Disruption included The Ecstasy, the painting that would later become his NFT The Bitcoin Angel. In 2019, he released his genesis NFT EthGirl, a collaboration with artist Alotta Money who helped him get started in the NFT space. The following year, his Crypto Cubism collection produced The Bitcoin Bull and EthBoy, both of which set NFT sale records at the time. EthBoy, made with Alotta Money, sold for over $141,500 on November 21, 2020, breaking the world record for a single NFT sale at that point. That year, Jones also won Best Art NFT at the inaugural NFT Awards for Picasso's Bull, which the Museum of Crypto Art acquired in 2020.
