Beeple
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About
Digital artist who set the NFT art world on fire in March of 2021 when he sold a piece of digital art for $69 million. The art piece, titled The First 5000 Days, was auctioned off by Christie's, making it the first NFT art work sold by a major traditional art auction house.
Before Fame
He learned computer science in college, graduating from Purdue University in 2003. After college, he took a job as a web designer for a small company.
Trivia
He has done concert visual work for many mainstream singers including Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. He has featured a lot of his digital artwork on Instagram, where he has over 2 million followers.
Family Life
His real name is Mike Winkelmann. He moved form Wisconsin to South Carolina in 2017.
Associated With
He has said that Aphex Twin had a major influence on him as an artist.
