BEEPLE is Mike Winkelmann, a digital artist living in Charleston, South Carolina. He is primarily known for the concert visuals he produced for Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, deadmau5 and others. He has no formal artistic training, but holds a degree in computer science from Purdue. His surrealist work is part political satire, part dystopian fantasy. About 13 years ago, he began creating one new picture every day and posting it online. No matter where in the world he might be on a given day, BEEPLE always creates a new work and uploads it to social media — even on his wedding day and when his children were born. The $69 million artwork sold at Christie’s in March included all 5,000 of these works and was titled EVERYDAYS: The First 5,000 Days.