Boris Savelev

For other uses, see Savelyev.

Boris Savelev (Russian: Савельев, Борис Александрович, born 1948) is a Ukrainian-born Russian photographer.

Career

His original career was as an aerospace engineer, however it is photography that made his name since 1976. His works have been shown in galleries in his home country as well as United States, Germany and the UK.[1] In the 1980s, Savelev experimented on color photographies.[2] His first published work was The Secret City (1988),[2] color photographs taken using Orwachrome film.[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.

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

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

  1. ^ "Boris Savelev - Biography". Artfacts.net. 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  2. ^ a b "Color Constructions from a Rocket Engineer Turned Photographer".
  3. ^ [1] Archived February 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Romance and realism in Russia: 31 years of Boris Savelev | Art and design". The Guardian. 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  5. ^ "Boris Savelev". Michael Hoppen Gallery. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Savelev, Boris". Museum of Contemporary Photography. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Boris Savelev". Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 1 April 2019.