About

Seoul, 2019

Hello, I’m Ilya Kazakov. Digital artist and illustrator based in Paris, France.

Born in Sakha (Yakutia) in 1984. I started creating commercial illustrations about 20 years ago. Until 2019, I worked in an office as an Art director, but during the Covid pandemic, I fully transitioned to freelancing and working on my personal projects. In March 2021, I minted my first NFT token.

Besides work, I am interested in birdwatching, love brewing coffee, and enjoy traveling.

I dream of publishing books and creating animated films with my own characters.

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Looking for an agent to work with international clients
Looking for a space for my solo exhibition

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Skills
2D Illustration
Character design
Animation (Frame-by-frame)

Client list
Adobe, Apple, Forbes, GQ, Hewlett-Packard, Leo Burnett, L'Etiquette, Loreal, Leroy Merlin, MasterCard, Mazda, McDonald's, Nokia, Powell Allen Ltd, Restream, Samsung, TBWA Juniper Park...

Exhibitions
Suburbs Gallery — Montreal, 2024

Van Der Plas, Bueno Gallery — New York, 2023

Crypto Portal Gallery — Prague, 2022
Features

Ilya Kazakov - from personal projects to a thriving community

Emotional, expressive, evocative: Illustrator Ilya Kazakov is proving that cute is the way forward
Ilya Kazakov from Chiko&Roko Art: NFT journey & future plans

IlyaVerse: A Case Study in Building Interactive Worlds

Art Collabs Series. Christmas Edition

Everyday illustrations by Ilya Kazakov

Crypto jumpers “Popsiki” by Ilya Kazakov

OFFF Moscow 2021 — Main Titles and Opening Titles

Recent projects:

Silent Island

NFT Projects

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