Studio Mele

Shields

Joseph Mele’s Shield pieces play on primitive protector fetishes engraved and imbedded in lightweight metal shield like shapes, as if the fragility of our existence can be protected by ancient powerful and primitive forces.

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Shield 1, 22” x 11”

Chicken Man, 22” x 11”

Shield 2, 22” x 11”

Shield 3, 22” x 11”

Archangel, 22” x 11”

Shield 4, 22” x 11”

Shield 5, 22” x 11”