Homage to Ibn al-Haytham Painting
Kun fa-Yakun (Be, and It Is)
Kamal Boullata, 'Kun fa-Yakun' (Be, and It Is), 2009. Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 150 cm ('Homage to Ibn al-Haytham' series)
Cite this work
Kamal Boullata, Kun fa-Yakun (Be, and It Is), 2009. Acrylic on canvas, 150 × 150 cm. Kamal Boullata Foundation. https://kamalboullatafoundation.org/art/kun-fa-yakun/.
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