Beeple: Everydays, the First 5000 Days

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Winkelmann’s drawings certainly set him apart—inspired by the British illustrator Tom Judd, he has been creating one sketch a day since 1 May 2007. The work being sold by Christie’s, Everydays: The First 5000 Days, is comprised of 5,000 of these images. Christie's Auction House Will Now Accept Cryptocurrency". Bloomberg.com. February 18, 2021 . Retrieved February 24, 2021. Crow, Kelly (April 11, 2022). "The Latest Sign That Beeple Has Truly Arrived: An Exhibit at an Italian Art Museum". Wall Street Journal . Retrieved October 21, 2022. Mattei, Shanti Escalante-De (October 4, 2021). "NFT Platform Nifty Gateway, Collector Caught in Legal Battle Over Beeple Auction". ARTnews.com . Retrieved November 2, 2021.

Beeple's masterwork: the first purely digital artwork offered at Christie's". Christie's . Retrieved May 16, 2021. Villa, Angelica (13 October 2021). "A Collecting Category Emerges: How NFTs Took the Art World By Storm". ARTnews.com . Retrieved 9 November 2021.

Winkelmann is based in North Charleston, South Carolina, having moved from Wisconsin in 2017. He is married and has two children. Virtual museum to be built to house Beeple's record-breaking digital work". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 13 March 2021 . Retrieved 2 November 2021.

Small, Zachary (March 4, 2022). "This Time, Beeple Is Trying His Hand at Artwork for Walls". The New York Times . Retrieved May 13, 2022. The digital artist known for NFTs is showing paintings and prints IRL at a Manhattan gallery. It’s been such a crazy trip to have this whole new world of NFTs open up that I never even thought was possible. And now it’s like, ‘oh, wow, okay, I could sell my work like this’.”Cuthbertson, Anthony (March 24, 2021). "NFT millionaire Beeple says crypto art is bubble and will 'absolutely go to zero' ". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022 . Retrieved January 5, 2022.

A CGI Master Made a New Artwork Every Day for 11 Years. Here Are The Results". www.vice.com . Retrieved February 23, 2021. Many of those investing in NFTs made their millions from Bitcoin and Ethereum—and the art market is taking notice. After being quizzed on Clubhouse, Christie’s agreed to accept Ethereum for the Winkelmann sale, though premium must still be paid in dollars. Since then, the ever publicity-conscious Damien Hirst announced he would accept crypto for a new series of prints published by Heni.

The rules for my Everydays are that they are something done start to finish that day, posted somewhere on the internet before midnight,” Winkelmann says. “In the beginning, they were much more abstract, more about colour and composition, repetition and stuff like that. Now they’re much more literal and a lot of the time they’re about current events. I recently did a picture about Daft Punk, because Daft Punk just broke up. So things like that are very timely.” Miller, Meg (August 27, 2015). "This Illustrator Has Created A Picture A Day For The Last Eight Years". Fast Company . Retrieved February 24, 2021. Desk, Coin. "NFT Artist Beeple Opens Digital Art Gallery in Charleston, SC". Markets Insider. Business Insider . Retrieved March 26, 2023. Winkelmann was inspired by British artist Tom Judd and began the daily project on 1 May 2007. [14] Some of the images involve figures from pop culture, including Jeff Bezos and Donald Trump, and are arranged chronologically. [15] Some of the earlier images are hand-drawn and not computer-produced. [14]

Some of Winkelmann's works were incorporated into Louis Vuitton's Spring/Summer 2019 ready-to-wear collection. Baldegg, Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von (October 7, 2011). "Creativity Is Hustle: Make Something Every Day". The Atlantic . Retrieved February 23, 2021. He adds: “I’m excited to dive more into that world and maybe shake things up a tiny bit.” Quality control

In terms of collectors, the Christie’s sale could provide some cross-pollination from the fine art world. According to one art advisor, even clients in their 60s and 70s are making enquiries about NFTs. In early 2021, Beeple released the 5000 Day Selects as a commemorative piece to the Christie's auction with 105 editions.