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Hermegnostic Box, by Andrew Kosorok
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| Title | Hermegnostic Box, by Andrew Kosorok |
| Artist | Kosorok, Andrew |
| Description | Every major belief system contains within its traditions two smaller groups, Hermetic and Gnostic, that use numbers as a vital part of their devotional observations. The Hermetic systems (in Taoism, Islam, Judaism, or Christianity) follow the belief that the individual can grow closer to the Divine Will through rigorous living and physical experimentation using scientific and mathematical principles. The Gnostic systems parallel this belief through applying similar scientific and mathematical principles in their experiments on the mental and spiritual planes. In all these traditions, the Golden Rectangle and the ratio phi is shared, as are an understanding of the constructive properties of the square and the circle, and a sacred view of the properties of numbers. This box is a comparison of the shared use of math and number in religious observance, focusing on the number seven, the circle and square, and the cube. Symbols in the box link integers and shapes with power points, planets, and elements—associations which are markedly parallel among Hermetic and Gnostic traditions from ancient America and Babylon into the modern world. |
| Medium | Etched and fused glass, 6" cube |
| About the Artist | Andrew Kosorok has been working with traditional Western stained glass window assembly for over twenty years. With his experience in nontraditional and historical techniques, he consults on unique restoration projects as well as large scale commercial installations. His academic background includes engineering, watercolor, sculpture, with an emphasis in Sculptural Stained Glass, and Comparative Humanities and Philosophy. He has taught classes in drawing and sculpture at BYU, as well as traditional stained glass window assembly, fusing techniques, and glass painting. He received praise from the Mevlevi Sufi Order for the Islamic-themed works in his one-person 2008 show, "The Windows of Dzyan." |
| Date | DateofExhibition:March3-30,2009 |
| Contributors | Van Wagoner, Kathryn, exhibit curator; |
| Subject | Engraved glass; Glass sculpture; Mathematics in art; |
| Type | Image;Stillimage |
| Format | image/jpg |
| Relation (isPartOf) | Infinite Beauty: An Art Exhibit Inspired by Mathematics. Held March 3 - 30, 2009 Utah Valley University Library |
| Rights | All rights held by artist. |
| Publisher | Published digitally by Utah Valley University Library |
| Identifier | Hermegnostic Box |
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