Snackiverse: Daisy’s World

Come and explore the Snackiverse: a fantasy world where the lines blur between flora, fauna, fungi, spirit, and energy. This is Rhys Delinac’s debut solo exhibition, and the first time he will be sharing his Snackiversal concept. The exhibit will feature a series of artworks exploring landscapes and creatures of the Snackiverse.  

Get lost in the fine detail of the artworks, created with painstaking fineliner work, combined with vibrant watercolour, a central style in Rhys’s works. Let your imagination run wild as you start to piece this world together and possibly feel a sense of connection to the themes on display. These artworks centre around Daisy’s world; an exploration of what the Daisy Folk experience in their day-to-day lives.  

With this series, I have been exploring my use of fineliner illustrations and watercolour to create complex and detailed fantasy creatures and landscapes. I have been taken by the idea that we have created very ‘human’ categories for the things around us (animal, plant, fungi, etc.), and how it creates a subconscious distance and distinction between things. The artworks are an outcome of exploring two of my major inspirations, Australian native life and states of mind.

I’m constantly in awe of this land’s interconnected natural world and studying life forms in their small details. I spend a lot of time in natural spaces and find it gives me the time to reflect on themes in my life, hence the exploration of state of mind. There is a link there for me, whether that is spirit, energy, or something else. I think these artworks aim to highlight and display this invisible link.