Boris Savelev
Boris Savelev (Russian: Савельев, Борис Александрович is a Russian photographer born in Ukraine in 1948.
Career
His original career was as an aerospace engineer, however it is photography that, since 1976, made his name. His works have been shown in galleries in his home country as well as USA, Germany and the UK.[1] His first published work was The Secret City (1981), colour photographs taken using Orwachrome film.[2]
His style has been described as observational realism preoccupied with light and form. Savelev himself credits his 'methodical, scientific background' for the constructivist aesthetic in his photos.[3] The photos capture Russia during a period of great upheaval, from the Cold War, through the dissolution of the U.S.S.R, to modern day Russia.
Recent exhibitions
- 2000 - Kunsthaus, Dresden, Germany
- 2000 - State Museum of Art, Cottbus, Germany
- 2001 - “Boris Savelev,” Anahita Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
- 2002 - Moscow House of Photography, Moscow, Russia
- 2003 - State Museum, Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia
- 2004 - Fine Art Gallery, University of Wuppertal, Germany
- 2005 - “City No Time”, Moscow State Museum of Modern Art, Moscow
- 2006 – “Due Mostre, Pierre Borhan / Boris Savelev,” Palazzo Magnani, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Selected bibliography
- Secret City, Photographs from the USSR, Boris Savelev, Thames and Hudson, London,. 1988
- Uber die groben Stadte (Catalog), NGBK, Berlin, 1993
- Hotshoe Magazine, “Boris Savelev, A Portfolio by Russia’s Best Photographer” January/February 1999
- Another Russia, Daniela Mrazkova and Vladimir Remes, Facts on File, New York, 1986
- Changing Reality, Leah Bendavid-Val, Starwood Publishing, Inc, Washington, DC, 1991
- Aperture Magazine, “Photostroika: New Soviet Photography,” Number 116, Fall, 1989
- “Elena Darikovich and Boris Savelev: Photography,” State Museum Art Gallery, Kaliningrad, 1994
- Say Cheese, (Catalog), Le Comptoir de la Photographie,” Paris, 1988
References
- ↑ "Boris Savelev - Biography". Artfacts.net. 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
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- ↑ "Romance and realism in Russia: 31 years of Boris Savelev | Art and design". theguardian.com. 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
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