The Bacterium Kulture Samples is a series of colorful artwork that can
best be described as psychedelic pop art meets cubist surrealism.
It originally premiered at The Wallflower Gallery during the spring-
early summer of 2005, with a total of sixty-six pieces--- sixty of
which were labeled in sequence as Specimens, and six of which
were much larger and with original titles assigned to them.
The series was divided into categories of Phases, after its initial showcase,
and later renamed as the Kolorama Specimens; mainly for commercial reasons.
Each Phase relates primarily to the date of creation in which the pieces were
rendered, although the name designations were prepared a little haphazardly
days prior to the debut, which resulted in some of the pieces being
out of sequence with respect to the date that were created in.
Phase I relates to the first ten standard sized Specimens (which were half the size
of regular office copy paper--- 8.5" x 5.5"); while Phase II includes The Mini
Bacterium Kulture Samples, or the index card pieces (which were usually two
or three separate pieces that together created one whole Specimen).
Phase III included only three pieces that were rendered on Clayboard, with the
last one suffering from the aforementioned designated name/continuity error.
Phase IV included renderings that seemed to have been a bit darker in tone,
with an apparent lack of metallic colors being used to accentuate the
common trait that defines the bulk of this series. The last grouping,
Phase V is the culmination of the progressive work illustrated in this series,
with its bold use of color and vividness. This group is made up mostly
of horizontally rendered pieces, as opposed to the usual vertical ones.
It's cleaner look, almost pastel-like look would go on to pave the way for
the subsequent experimentation that would arise and eventually re-
define itself in further works such as The Kolorama Specimens,
The Psychosomia Melancholica Episodes, and
The Spectra Colaris Suite as a whole.
These works of art are often likened to; and usually
mistaken for the work of Romero Britto.
Below are some samples from the pieces in this collection.
Click on any of the thumbnails below for a closer look...
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