Reflections of Religious Understanding

BYU | MAGAZINE
By Alicia M. Moulton (BA ’10)

Andrew J. Kosorok (BFA ’04) leans over a panel of glass, on which he etched an intricate floral motif. This piece is called Al-Mu’mim, Inspirer of Faith. It represents the growth of God’s creations as they react to trials and blessings. The Harold B. Lee Library recently displayed eight of Kosorok’s glass sculptures in the exhibit 99 Most Beautiful Names. Each sculpture represents a name of God from the Qu’ran. But Kosorok isn’t a Muslim; he’s a Latter-day Saint—he grew up in Washington, served a mission in Alabama, and now lives in Orem, Utah, with his wife and four children. And flat glass isn’t typical for Islamic art; it’s common in Christian architecture. Yet this combination, Kosorok hopes, creates just the right message of religious understanding. [More]

• Watch video of Andrew Kosorok discussing his work. 

21 – Reliever (Al-Basit)