Boris Savelev
Boris Savelev (Russian: Савельев, Борис Александрович, born 1948) is a Ukrainian-born Russian photographer.
Career
His original career was as an
U.S.S.R.
, to modern-day Russia.
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.[4]
Exhibitions (recent)
- 2014 - Boris Savelav, Michael Hoppen Gallery, London[5]
Collections
- Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, Illinois[6]
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois[7]
Publications
- 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
- ^ "Boris Savelev - Biography". Artfacts.net. 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ a b "Color Constructions from a Rocket Engineer Turned Photographer".
- ^ [1] Archived February 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Romance and realism in Russia: 31 years of Boris Savelev | Art and design". The Guardian. 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ "Boris Savelev". Michael Hoppen Gallery. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Savelev, Boris". Museum of Contemporary Photography. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Boris Savelev". Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Boris Savelev Anahita Photo Archive
- Boris Savelev at Michael Hoppen Gallery: Review by Francis Kavanagh for Artists Insight
- Boris Savelev at the Galerie m Bochum
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