During this phase Phiri was influenced by the Cuban teacher Ulisses, who was a great admirer of the Surrealistic such as Salvador Dali. This phase begins at a moment when Phiri has a strong urge to develop his on style.

Processes
In the phase Phiri has experimented with various processes. He began painting on Paper and cardboard. The main paint process he used was a brush with acrylic of very bright colours. Phiri also developed the agurela technique.