BORN IN ODESSA, UKRAINE, AND BASED OUT OF BROOKLYN, ILLIA IS AN ARTIST WHOSE WORK IS A FUSION OF POST-SOVIET UKRAINIAN ARCHITECTURE AND HOMOEROTICISM. ALL HIS NOTEBOOKS, FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL TO COLLEGE, ARE FILLED WITH DOODLES, SHOWCASING A CREATIVE NICHE THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF HIM. WITH A STYLE THAT CHALLENGES CONVENTIONS, ILLIA'S ART SPARKS CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IDENTITY, DESIRE, AND SOCIETAL NORMS, ENCOURAGING VIEWERS TO EXPLORE THE BEAUTY AND COMPLEXITY OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE.