Boo Saville (born 15 January 1980)
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Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic co ...
. She lives and works in London
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.
Career
Saville was born in Norwich. She graduated from Slade School of Fine Art
The UCL Slade School of Fine Art (informally The Slade) is the art school of University College London (UCL) and is based in London, England. It has been ranked as the UK's top art and design educational institution. The school is organised as ...
in 2004, then worked at a makeshift studio in Pimlico in the front room of her friend Elisa Roche's apartment. Her sister is artist Jenny Saville
Jennifer Anne Saville (born 7 May 1970) is a contemporary British painter and an original member of the Young British Artists.Royal Academy of ArtsJenny Saville RA , Artist , Royal Academy of Arts accessdate: 29 August 2014 Saville works and ...
and she also moonlights as a member of the band 'So Silage Crew'.
Saville is known mainly for her detailed drawings using Biros as her main material, her work focusing on the decomposition of the body after death.
She has exhibited widely in London and Europe. She received attention when her work was selected by Nicholas Forrest as Critics Choice at Saatchi Online. and had work exhibited in ''Black Dog- Yellow House,'' a group show curated by Rachel Howard.
Her work has been associated with New Gothic Art
New Gothic or Neo-Gothic is a contemporary art movement that emphasizes darkness and horror.
Manifesto
"The Art Manifesto" was written by Gothic subculture artist Charles Moffat in 2001, who also coined the term in an effort to differentiate i ...
.[Gavin, Francesca. ''Hell Bound: New Gothic Art''. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2008] and she runs a blog collecting images and quotes from the internet about death www.bonesanddust.blogspot.com
Boo Saville is represented by Davidson Gallery in New York, and TJ Boulting Gallery in London.
Solo exhibitions
References
External links
Saville featured on Saatchi Online
Saville on Martin Summers Fine Art
16 Astonishingly Intricate Ballpoint Pen Art Creations
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1980 births
Living people
Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art
British contemporary painters
21st-century British women artists