ake a careful look at the shapes within this painting. How would you describe them? Do they look like anything you've seen before? Believe it or not, this painting represents real things from particular places. Chances are, you see similar things around you every day.

Ingrid Calame (United States, b. 1965) ffwsptffwsptffwspt, 2000 Enamel paint on aluminum 72 x 72 x 1 in. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Marvin B. Meyer  Family Endowment in memory of  Nan Uhlmann Meyer,  M.2001.9 © Ingrid Calame, photo ©2002 Museum Associates/LACMA [Click on image for larger view]