The 31-year-old Brooklyn artist known as WhisBe (short for What Is Beautiful) has spent the past five years creating, building and painting his menacing yet friendly pop-art gummy bear. His signature iconic bears have catapulted his work beyond the art world into mainstream fashion and music. But the works -- which cost between $800 and $60,000, depending on size -- have come at a great price for WhisBe. Read the full profile on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyaklich/2019/12/04/whisbe-interview-vandal-gummy-bear-art-basel-miami/#28b94c1f7148 Subscribe to FORBES: null Stay Connected Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com/ Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes: http://forbes.com/ Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.