Sea Planes and Citrus: Vintage Art from an Imaginary Past

The first time I met Steve Hlavac it was on South Beach, where he had a busy night ahead of him as a professional photographer. We followed him to a bar where Warren Zevon was playing--he got his shots even though a customer wanted to punch him out. (Ann's known him ever since he was her boss at a Record Bar in Tallahassee.)In addition to his professional work for national and and international magazines (see also his page on photographed celebs) Steve's had a couple of cool exhibits in recent years, one based on his travels in China and another called Floridustrial that you should really check out.Now Steve's got a new exhibit called Seaplanes and Citrus: Vintage Art from an Imaginary Past in which he's repurposed some of his photographs in the context of vintage imaginary advertisements for various products, from Little Hailey's Extra Large Baby Jumbo Shrimp Miniatures to Laughing Tiger Sour Citrus. Most of it is Florida-specific. He's still adding context to the site, but the images are up there now. (For those still addicted to the meat world, you can also find them on display in the Tavares City Hall--north of Orlando--until the end of October.)Below find a small sample of work from all three exhibits (all images copyright Steven Paul Hlavac). Steve also has prints of some of his work available.From Seaplanes and Citrus...From Floridustrial...From China...