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Photographer Steven Paul Hlavac grew up on Long Island, New York. He studied photography and graphic arts at the University of Buffalo and Florida State University, receiving his BA degree in Art from FSU.
Steven opened his first photo studio in 1986 at what is now Art Center South Florida in the Lincoln Road Arts District of South Beach (Miami). His first published work was for Miami's alternative weekly newspaper, New Times. He has also shot in South Florida for such magazines as Ocean Drive, Aventura, Fashion Spectrum, Miami Metro, and Haut Decor. His work has appeared nationally in Women's Wear Daily, Vogue España, Panache, Metropolis, and International Cosmopolitan magazines.
Steven currently lives and works in Central Florida, and is an award-winning contributor to Lake & Sumter Style Magazine. In addition to his fashion, portrait , and lifestyle work, he also devotes time to digital imaging, including web graphics and computer-enhanced photographic art. |
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| SELECT EXHIBITIONS |
| 2010 |
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SNAP! Orlando
Orlando, Florida |
| 2009 |
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Seaplanes and Citrus
Tavares City Hall
Tavares, Florida |
| 2006 |
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Floridustrial
W.T. Bland Public Library
Mount Dora, Florida |
| 2005 |
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International Intrigue
Tavares City Hall
Tavares, Florida |
| 2004 |
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Destination:China
Main Gallery
Florida Splendid China
Orlando, Florida |
| 2000 |
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Destination:China
W.T. Bland Public Library
Mount Dora, Florida |
| 1997 |
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The Pattern Pinups
Club Lua
Miami Beach, Florida |
| 1995 |
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Group Portrait Show
Art 800 Gallery
Miami Beach, Florida |
| 1994 |
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Fluid Vision
Upper Story Exhibition Space
South Florida Art Center
Miami Beach, Florida |
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Fotofoto
Gallery of the Unknown Artist
Miami Beach, Florida |
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Photowork '94
The New Gallery
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida |
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The Hortt 35
Museum of Art
Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 1993 |
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In the Eye of the Beholder:
Portraits By South Florida Artists
Miami-Dade Public Library
Miami, Florida |
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Electric Blanket:
Aids Projection Project
Bass Museum of Art
Miami Beach, Florida |
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Imageues Northamericanas
Museum of Art
Santiago, Chile |
| 1991 |
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The New Times Portraits
SFAC Exhibition Space
Miami Beach, Florida |
| 1990 |
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City Segments:
Contemporary Urban Images
Sokolsky Center
Miami Beach, Florida |
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ARTIST'S STATEMENT
I think a popular misconception about photography is its documentary nature: the idea that a camera "captures" an image or "freezes" a moment in time. With cameras being available to virtually everyone, we as a society repeatedly photograph every aspect of daily life imaginable, convinced we have a little piece of reality in our wallet or photo album.
I consider photography interpretive by nature: the original subject being just one of many elements that influence the way a final image appears. As a visual artist, I continually choose the level of interpretation of what I see.
Whether my work appears to be real or surreal, literal or abstract, this interpretation, however subtle, exists as a common thread guided by my ideas, emotions, and creative energy.
By using subject, light, equipment, and process, I've attempted to construct what can be thought of as a photographic language. As with a spoken language, the challenge of photography is to continually learn new "vocabulary" that will in turn allow the range of my expression to grow. Expression that exists, not in reality captured, but in reality created. |
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| All original artwork ©1996-2010 Steven Paul Hlavac. All rights reserved. |
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