The Physicality of the Canvas In the quiet corners of Paide, a life began that would eventually seek to dismantle the very boundaries of the painted surface. Mihkel Ilus emerged from his origins with a curiosity for the weight and presence of things, a drive that led him from the halls of the University of Tartu to the studios of the Estonian Academy of Arts. His path was never one of simple representation; instead, he became a seeker…