Ivan Kelarev (born in 1996) is a graphic artist and illustrator. Freemason. Member of the Eurasian Art Union.

Artist in the etching workshop "Art Grad". Developer of the mixed installation concept "Black Cube". Creator of the art project "Postcards of the Worlds". He studied a little-known technique of graphic drawing from the Renaissance - drawing a duck feather with a beard as part of the Flip the Feather course. Fulfilled an order for the production of large-format etching for the prefecture of the Central Administrative District of Moscow. He took orders for the production of musical covers. Organizer of the master class "IN THE TRAILS OF THE PRINTER". He took part in the construction of ice sculptures in the State Museum Reserve "Rostov Kremlin". Prints of the limited print are kept in private collections and funds in Russia, Europe and America.

Explaining his work, Kelarev introduced an understandable term - HEURISTIC GRAPHICS (from the Greek. I search, I open), which is expressive black and white graphic illusions inspired by visionary experiences. In the world of illusion, an atmosphere of silence is maintained, and attention is paid to details.

Ivan Kelarev is carrying out a large-scale work on the creation of 333 of the strangest engraved illustrations for 12 volumes of best-selling books by the philosopher and esoteric Carlos Castaneda, dedicated to the presentation of the doctrine of the "Path of Knowledge".