Ilya Slak was born in Belozersky, Moscow area, where he began his graffiti career with a single black spray can. As a member of Aesthetics duo together with Petro he combines classic graffiti with geometric abstraction. One of themes of his work is a person placed into aggressive urban environment. Aesthetics showcased their letters and geometry at the personal exhibition Dualism devoted to the ambiguity of the creative process and a group show Urbanism in the Museum of Moscow where along with canvases they demonstrated experiments with lenticular printing.