1. Pipe Dreams Bill Kowalsky

2. Artistic Statement Civilization is built upon a vast network of pipes. They go unnoticed and unappreciated every day, but they literally surround us. They live underground, above our heads and in our walls. Through them we receive vital resources such as gas, water, plumbing, etc. Pipes make up the skeletons of cars and the frameworks of cities. The shape itself is pervasive. It is a necessity and a luxury. It is even the foundation of our entertainment, as we skate in it, play music out of it, and look through it. Yet the geometry of piping is all but ignored. My body of work, Pipe Dreams, simply aims at bringing that crucial element of our lives to the fore. The photographs capture the elegant simplicity of conduits and tubes; briers and pan flutes, plumbing and pipelines. Each picture is named after a phrase or expression about pipes to remind us that even our language is affected by such a simple concept.

3. Star Pipe Copyright © Bill Kowalsky 2006

4. Halfway Between The Gutter and the Demon Fingers Copyright © Bill Kowalsky 2006

5. Wind Pipe Copyright © Bill Kowalsky 2006

6. Piping Hot Copyright © Bill Kowalsky 2006

7. Down the pipe or pike Copyright © Bill Kowalsky 2006

8. This is not a pipe Copyright © Bill Kowalsky 2006

9. Piper at the Gates of Dawn Copyright © Bill Kowalsky 2006

10. Peter Piper Copyright © Bill Kowalsky 2006

11. Pipe Down Copyright © Bill Kowalsky 2006

12. Biography Bill Kowalsky was born in Manhasset, New York in 1989. Raised on such diverse art forms as comic books and classical art, Kowalsky came to value artistic diversity and an appreciation of form and composition in art. His philosophy regarding art is that the jurisdiction of visual form takes precedence over content or meaning, especially considering that content can alienate a viewer, and meaning can be arbitrarily applied to anything. Kowalsky is a firm believer in objectivity in art; that there is good art and bad art, and that such a distinction is obvious. While constantly attempting to improve the artistic elements of his own art, Kowalsky is interested in certain concepts and ideas as well. Recurrent throughout Kowalsky ’ s work is the usage of repetitive images, disintegrating forms and the human body.