Miguel Delie creates paintings and sculptural assemblages that explore memory, nostalgia, and the escapist power of play. Rooted in the sanctuary of his childhood playroom, his practice bridges the carefree innocence of youth with the complexities of adulthood across two main bodies of work: Play-Doh and Toys. In his paintings, Delie depicts sculpted dough enveloped in transcendent, radiating rays of color reminiscent of personal auras, transforming everyday play into a euphoric visual experience. In his mixed-media sculptures, recognizable pop icons (from SpongeBob and Doraemon to the Hulk) are stripped of their original context and reassembled into candy-hued compositions that balance humor, kitsch, and deliberate banality. While designed to spark an immediate, joyful reunion with half-forgotten stories and offer a colorful refuge from daily routines, Delie’s work simultaneously challenges viewers to examine the nostalgic value systems they hold onto as means of navigating the modern world.