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{{short description|Russian photographer}}
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'''Boris Savelev''' ({{langx|ru|Савельев, Борис Александрович}}, born 1948) is a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]]-born Russian photographer.
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'''Boris Savelev''' ({{lang-ru|Савельев, Борис Александрович}} is a Russian photographer born in [[Ukraine]] in 1948.


==Career==
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artfacts.net/index.php/pageType/artistInfo/artist/99197/lang/1 |title=Boris Savelev - Biography |publisher=Artfacts.net |date=2014-01-30 |accessdate=2014-02-21}}</ref> His first published work was ''The Secret City'' (1981), colour photographs taken using Orwachrome film.<ref>[http://www.factum-arte.com/eng/artistas/boris/default_en.asp] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226231652/http://www.factum-arte.com/eng/artistas/boris/default_en.asp |date=February 26, 2009 }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artfacts.net/index.php/pageType/artistInfo/artist/99197/lang/1 |title=Boris Savelev - Biography |publisher=Artfacts.net |date=2014-01-30 |accessdate=2014-02-21}}</ref> In the 1980s, Savelev experimented on color photographies.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://time.com/3784743/color-constructions-from-a-rocket-engineer-turned-photographer/|title = Color Constructions from a Rocket Engineer Turned Photographer}}</ref> His first published work was ''The Secret City'' (1988),<ref name=":0" /> color photographs taken using [[ORWO|Orwachrome]] film.<ref>[http://www.factum-arte.com/eng/artistas/boris/default_en.asp] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226231652/http://www.factum-arte.com/eng/artistas/boris/default_en.asp |date=February 26, 2009 }}</ref> 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 (arts)|realism]] preoccupied with light and form. Savelev himself credits his 'methodical, scientific background' for the [[Constructivism (art)|constructivist]] aesthetic in his photos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2009/apr/21/boris-savelev-russia-photography-exhibition?picture=346234656 |title=Romance and realism in Russia: 31 years of Boris Savelev &#124; Art and design |publisher=[[The Guardian]] |date=2009-04-21 |accessdate=2014-02-21}}</ref> 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 (arts)|realism]] preoccupied with light and form. Savelev himself credits his 'methodical, scientific background' for the [[Constructivism (art)|constructivist]] aesthetic in his photos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2009/apr/21/boris-savelev-russia-photography-exhibition?picture=346234656 |title=Romance and realism in Russia: 31 years of Boris Savelev &#124; Art and design |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=2009-04-21 |accessdate=2014-02-21}}</ref>


==Exhibitions (recent)==
==Exhibitions (recent)==
* 2014 - ''Boris Savelav,'' Michael Hoppen Gallery, London<ref>{{cite web |title=Boris Savelev |url=https://www.michaelhoppengallery.com/artists/46-boris-savelev/exhibitions/ |website=Michael Hoppen Gallery |accessdate=1 April 2019}}</ref>
* 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


==Collections==
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==Publications (selected)==
* [[Museum of Contemporary Photography]], [[Columbia College Chicago]], [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Savelev, Boris |url=http://www.mocp.org/detail.php?type=related&kv=8279&t=people |website=Museum of Contemporary Photography |accessdate=1 April 2019}}</ref>
* [[Art Institute of Chicago]], Chicago, Illinois<ref>{{cite web |title=Boris Savelev |url=https://www.artic.edu/artists/113992/boris-savelev |website=Art Institute of Chicago |accessdate=1 April 2019}}</ref>

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


==References==
==References==
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* {{Official website|www.b-savelev.com}}
* {{Official website|www.b-savelev.com}}
* [http://www.anahitaphotoarchive.com/Home/Photographs/boris-savelev Boris Savelev Anahita Photo Archive ]
* [http://www.anahitaphotoarchive.com/Home/Photographs/boris-savelev Boris Savelev Anahita Photo Archive ]
* [http://franciskavanagh.com/previous-work/review-of-boris-savelev-at-michael-hoppen-gallery/ Boris Savelev at Michael Hoppen Gallery: Review by Francis Kavanagh for Artists Insight ]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160127202534/http://franciskavanagh.com/previous-work/review-of-boris-savelev-at-michael-hoppen-gallery/ Boris Savelev at Michael Hoppen Gallery: Review by Francis Kavanagh for Artists Insight ]
* [http://www.galerie-m-bochum.de/artist_image_en.php?SID=A6OffghYq8Kb&aid=71&aname=BorisSavelev Boris Savelev at the Galerie m Bochum]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170330175134/http://www.galerie-m-bochum.de/artist_image_en.php?SID=A6OffghYq8Kb&aid=71&aname=BorisSavelev Boris Savelev at the Galerie m Bochum]


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Latest revision as of 23:06, 6 November 2024

For other uses, see Savelyev.

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

Career

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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)

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  • 2014 - Boris Savelav, Michael Hoppen Gallery, London[5]

Collections

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Publications

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  • 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

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  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.
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