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 United States, 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 photographs 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.

Exhibitions (recent)

  • 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

Publications (selected)

  • Secret City, Photographs from the USSR, Boris Savelev. London: Thames & Hudson, 1988.
  • Über die großen Städte (Catalog). Berlin: NGBK, 1993.
  • Another Russia, Daniela Mrazkova and Vladimir Remes. New York: Facts on File, 1986.
  • Changing Reality. Leah Bendavid-Val, Washington, D.C.: Starwood Publishing, 1991.
  • Elena Darikovich and Boris Savelev: Photography. State Museum Art Gallery, Kaliningrad, 1994.
  • Say Cheese. (Catalog), Le Comptoir de la Photographie," Paris, 1988.

References

  1. ↑ "Boris Savelev - Biography". Artfacts.net. 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  2. ↑ Archived February 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Romance and realism in Russia: 31 years of Boris Savelev | Art and design". The Guardian. 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
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