Early in his career, Kamal Boullata developed a distinct style that embedded Arabic words and letters into colorful geometric designs that evoke his childhood in Jerusalem as well as his early training under the iconic painter Khalil Halabi. Referencing musical compositions, the lithograph “Third Quartet, Opus3″ displays a bright patterning commonly found in his work and is part of a series with another work in the collection “Second Quartet, Opus3”.