Monochromatic paintings that metaphorically depict subtle energy fields before they crystallize into dense matter. The paintings have a tonality very similar to photogravures through a technique that Shapiro has developed in alignment with his personal vision. Quantumscape is a name Shapiro coined for a new landscape of the subtle world that he has been depicting since Jan 1, 2004. This work questions What is real and what is abstract in painting ?.