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PERSUANT TO YESTERDAY'S ENTRY, re: :work directed by the...example of others and my kitchen sink work, is the work of Jan Grover.
40 years ago, I was inroduced to the work of Jan Grover during my participation with the production of the book, the new color photography. What I "learned" from that exposure was that even "lowly" kitchen utensils are very suitable as referents for making fine art photography.
However, it wasn't until 30 years later that I actually began to make pictures of my kitchen sink. Even though I was standing on the shoulders of Grover and her work, my work differed from hers in several ways, not the least of which was that Grover created / constructed her still life work while I pictured found arrangements.
I can honestly write that I don't believe I began my kitchen sink work as a result of seeing Grover's work inasmuch as my work was a result of following my own unique way of seeing / vision. Nevertheless, while one could state that my work references Grover's work, my work is the "same" but different.