Ilya Yod

The modern painter known as Ilya Yod is perhaps one of the most eccentric figurative painters working today. His most well-known paintings feature figures composed of multiple small cubes, which disrupt the conventional way of seeing the human form, challenge self-perception, and question humanity. Yod uses computer technology to achieve the very complex shapes of his cubic personages, which he often paints with acrylic on canvas. Marked by his unique approach to the human form, contemporary vision, and striking shapes and colours, Yod's paintings have gained increasing acclaim. However, the artist does not appear in the media, as he does not want viewers to be influenced by his face or persona.

A rising artist, Ilya Yod has been dedicated to his craft for over ten years, beginning his formal training at the age of eight. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Emerging Practices from the École Européenne Supérieure de l'Image in Poitiers, France, in 2010. In 2018, he was longlisted in the Contemporary Visions international juried exhibition, hosted by the BEERS London gallery. His work has also been exhibited in more than 15 international exhibitions, including Skurril (2018) at Marler Kunststern in Marl, Germany, Sacred Art (20...

2010 BFA, Emerging Practices, EESI—Ecole Européenne Supérieure de l’Image, Poitiers, France

Selected Exhibitions:
2022 Hide and seek, Skolkovo Innovation Center, Moscow, Russia (Curated by Mikhail Lipovskikh, Curator, Moscow, Russia)
2021 Digital Legacy, Surface Art Lab gallery, Moscow, Russia (Curated by Arina Novak, Curator, New York, USA)
2020 Solo Exhibition, Kolomna 55.106915,38.757024, Artкommunalka. Erofeev and Others Museum, Kolomna, Russia
2020 Indigital, Boris Vian Library, Persan, France
2019 Sacred Art, Saint-Pierre Space, Senlis, France
2019 A Salon at Sugar Mountain, The Magenta Suite Art Space, Exeter, NH, United States
2018 Skurril, Marler Kunststern, Marl, Germany (Selected by the Essen’s Marler Art Star Cultural Affairs Committee)
2017 Mazipos, Visual Kontakt Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (Curated by Carlos Сarmonamedina, Curator, Periférne Centrá, Dubravica, Slovakia)
2015 200 Years of Diplomatic Relations between Russia and Switzerland, Foreign Literature Library, Moscow, Russia
2009 Rouen Youth Book, Funambule Librarie, Rouen, France