7 – 25 February 2023
A USTRALIAN G ALLERIES
PHILIP NOAKES Sculptural Silver
MELBOURNE
A USTRALIAN G ALLERIES
MELBOURNE
PHILIP NOAKES
Sculptural Silver
Opening
Tuesday 7 February 20 23 6pm – 8pm
28 Derby Street Collingwood VIC 3066
Artist Talk
Saturday 11 February 2pm
On view until Saturday 25 February 2023
Open 7 days 10am – 6pm
T 03 9417 2422
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Photography: Robert Frith, Acorn Photo
Front cover: Group of fruit vessles - details p30
Left: Linear Flame Oxidised I 2020 oxidised copper with sterling silver rim and base (520 gms copper, 220 gms silver) 16.5 x 14.5 x 14.5 cm
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Artist in studio
Philip Noakes: Sculptural Silver
Philip Noakes has earned enviable recognition for the unique designs and unsurpassed quality of his work both in Australia and overseas. He creates pieces of great beauty and unparalleled technical mastery that expose both his passion and deep dedication to his art.
Philip quickly established himself as one of Australia’s leading contemporary jewellers after arriving in Australia in 1975 after completing the demanding Diploma in the Design and Craftsmanship of Silversmithing at Sir John Cass College of Art in London. After initially working in Perth, he moved to Sydney where he gained a reputation for the quality and design of his work. He later returned to Perth where he fulfilled a long-standing ambition to pass his skills and experience on to students and practitioners alike, while continuing his own successful career.
Philip’s creativity is reflected in his designs that are influenced by changing environments. His practice is forged through his technical knowledge and expertise, pushing boundaries and ideas that emerge from his fertile imagination. Unique objects are created from a combination of discovered aptitudes and happy accidents. Philip conjures up beautiful pieces from hollow forms that are transformed into closed containers, bowls that seem to float and lavish sculptural objects, all with elaborate textures and shifting patterns created by hammering, oxidising and heat treatments.
Philip’s practice remains forever in a state of flux and a desire to stay abreast of new techniques that add to his arsenal of knowledge. He plays with variations on classic forms miraculously transforming flat sheets of metal into sinuous shapes and unique textures that shimmer with light.
Silversmithing is a continuous passion with Philip. He is the archetypical adaptor and his flexibility enables him to use his prodigious skill to solve problems and find new perspectives to reimagine the world he inhabits. He refuses to be constrained by his history but uses it as a springboard to launch challenging projects and establish creative initiatives.
In 2016 Philip was conferred as a Fellow of the Institute of Professional Goldsmiths, United Kingdom — the most prestigious accolade of all and the only silversmith in Australia to achieve this honour.
This is Philip’s second exhibition with Australian Galleries, and the first in Melbourne.Left: Waves I 2022
Britannia
44 x 29 x 29 cm (including granite plinth)
Right: Waves II 2022
Britannia silver mounted on granite plinth (1466 gms silver)
44 x 29 x 29 cm (including granite plinth)
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silver mounted on granite plinth (1466 gms silver)
Pineapple pair of objet d’art 2019
sterling silver and 18ct gold mounted on black granite plinths (730 gms silver, 3 gms gold)
42.3 x 9 x 9 cm (each pineapple, including granite plinths)
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Left:
Waterfall VII 2022
fine silver (969 gms silver)
18.2 x 14 x 14 cm
Center:
Waterfall V 2022
fine silver (1607 gms silver)
25.7 x 17 x 17 cm
Right:
Waterfall VI 2022
fine silver (1279 gms silver)
21.7 x 15 x 15 cm
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Centrepiece Bowl II 2022
Britannia silver with sterling silver base (1840 gms silver)
8 x 47.5 x 33.5 cm
Left to right:
Waterfall Beaker I 2022
fine silver (305 gms silver)
8.6 x 8 x 8 cm
Waterfall Beaker II 2022
fine silver (305 gms silver)
8.6 x 8 x 8 cm
Waterfall Beaker III 2022
fine silver (305 gms silver)
8.6 x 8 x 8 cm
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Intersection I 2021
Britannia silver and sterling silver (707 gms silver)
23 x 14.5 x 14.5 cm
Intersection II 2021
Britannia silver and sterling silver (725 gms silver)
23 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm
Britannia silver and sterling silver (622 gms silver)
15.8 x 14 x 14 cm
Britannia silver and sterling silver (579 gms silver)
17.5 x 13 x 13 cm
Intersection III 2022 Intersection IV 2022Left: Spiculum I
52.4
Right:
52.4
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2021
Britannia silver and 18ct gold mounted on granite tapered plinth (631 gms silver, 3 gms gold)
x 10 x 7.8 cm (including granite plinth)
Spiculum II 2021
Britannia silver and 18ct gold mounted on granite tapered plinth (631 gms silver, 3 gms gold)
x 10 x 7.8 cm (including granite plinth)
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Left:
Linear Flame XI 2022
heat-coloured copper with sterling silver rim and base (481 gms copper, 80 gms silver)
17.3 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm
Right:
Linear Flame X 2022
heat-coloured copper with sterling silver rim and base (523 gms copper, 80 gms silver)
17.8 x 14.2 x 14.2 cm
Waves XI 2022
heat-coloured
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copper (green) with sterling silver rim and base (525 gms copper, 80 gms silver)
14.1 x 13.5 x 13.5 cm
Linear Centrepiece 2020 oxidised copper with Britannia silver base and sterling silver rim (700 gms silver, 492 gms copper)
11.9 x 26 x 26 cm
Left: Waves Beaker I 2022
fine silver (470 gms silver)
9.5
Right:
Waves Beaker II 2022
fine silver (477 gms silver)
9.5
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x 10.5 x 10.5 cm
x 10.5 x 10.5 cm
Left:
Linear Flame V 2020 heat-treated copper with silver rim (520 gms copper, 220 gms silver)
Right:
Linear Flame Oxidised I 2020 oxidised copper with sterling silver rim and base (520 gms copper, 220 gms silver)
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17 x 14.3 x 14.3 cm
16.5 x 14.5 x 14.5 cm
Orange Box I objet d’art 2022
sterling silver and garnet (209 gms silver)
12 x 8.2 x 8.2 cm
Apple Box I objet d’art 2022
Britannia silver and red ruby (164 gms silver)
10.4 x 8 x 8 cm
Lime Box objet d’art 2022
sterling silver and garnet (119 gms silver)
8.6 x 5.8 x 5.8 cm
Apple Box II objet d’art 2022
sterling silver and ruby (178 gms silver)
10.3 x 7.9 x 7.9 cm
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Left to right:
Centrepiece Bowl III 2022
Britannia silver with sterling silver base (1320 gms silver)
9.2 x 34.2 x 34.2 cm
Clockwise from top left:
Silver Hammered Box I 2022
fine silver and fine gold (153 gms silver, 2.5 gms gold)
2.6 x 7.7 x 7.7 cm
Silver Hammered Box II 2022
fine silver and lapis lazuli (164 gms silver)
3 x 7.7 x 7.7 cm
Silver Hammered Box III 2022
fine silver and lapis lazuli (114 gms silver)
2.9 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm
Silver Hammered Box IV 2022
fine silver, 18ct gold and emerald (120 gms silver, 3 gms gold)
3.5 x 6.7 x 6.7 cm
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PHILIP NOAKES
Born 1951 in Hampstead, UK
Arrived in Australia 1975
1970 Craft Certificate in Goldsmiths’ and Silversmiths’ work, City and Guilds Institute (London, UK)
1971 Advanced Craft Certificate in Goldsmiths’ and Silversmiths’ work, City and Guilds Institute (London, UK)
1972 Diploma in the Design and Craftsmanship of Silversmithing, London Metropolitan University (London, UK)
2016 Fellow of the Institute of Professional Goldsmiths (London, UK)
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 ‘Philip Noakes – Sculptural Silver’, Lynton and Kay Gallery, Perth
2023 ‘Philip Noakes – Sculptural Silver’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
2021 ‘Philip Noakes – Sculptural Silver’, Australian Galleries, Sydney
2019 ‘Philip Noakes – Sculptural Silver’, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Perth
1990 ‘Philip Noakes Jewellery Collection’, Makers Mark, Melbourne
1990 ‘Philip Noakes’, Australian Jewellery Designers Gallery, Double Bay, Sydney
1982 ‘Linda Jackson & Philip Noakes’, Jackson Studio, Sydney
1980 ‘Jewellery by Philip Noakes’, Bonython Galleries, Adelaide
1979 ‘Philip Noakes’, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
1978 ‘Philip Noakes’, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
1976 ‘Philip Noakes’, Collectors Gallery, Perth
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018-19 ‘Masters: Art of the Precious Metal Object’, National Wool Museum, Geelong, VIC ‘Beyond Bling!’, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
2018 ‘To Have and to Hold’, the Daalder collection of Jewellery, AGSA, Adelaide
2017 ‘Ring Master’, Bilk Gallery, Design Canberra Festival, ACT
2015-16 ‘A Year in the Making’, touring Western Australia
1999 ‘International South Sea Pearl Jewellery Design Awards’, Hong Kong
1998 ‘Pure Creation ’98’, South Sea Pearl Consortium, Broome, WA
‘Pure Creation ‘98’ Maker’s Mark Gallery, Sydney
1997 ‘Shinju Matsuri Pearl Design Competition’, Broome, WA
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1992 ‘Design Visions’, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
1988 ‘Stuart Devlin Award’, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne
1986 ‘Big Bold and Beautiful Rings’, Makers Mark, Melbourne
‘Australian Promotion’ at Nieman Marcus, USA
1984 ‘Form before Function’, Studio Noko, Sydney
1983 ‘Design & Tradition’, Crafts Council Gallery, Sydney
1982-83 ‘Australian Jewellery’, touring in Europe
1975 ‘Eric and Rinske Car’ Duo exhibition at Collectors Gallery, Perth
1974 ‘Philip Noakes Own Works’ in ‘Osman’, Canons Ashby Workshops, Northamptonshire, UK
AWARDS
2019 Silver Halo award, The UWA Cultural Precinct Halo Awards
1999 Silver Award, International South Sea Pearl Jewellery Design Awards
Earring Category Winner, International South Sea Pearl Jewellery Design Awards
1998 Pure Elegance Jewellery Design Award, Pure Creation ’98 South Sea Consortium Pearl Design Awards
Pearl Design Award, Australian Jewellery Design Awards
1997 Pure Vision Jewellery Design Award, South Sea Consortium Pearl Design Awards
1989 Diploma of Honour, Diamonds Facets 1989
COLLECTIONS
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (Powerhouse Museum), Sydney
University of Western Australia Collection, Perth
Private collections in Australia, UK and USA.
www.philipnoakes.com.au
PHILIP NOAKES
Philip Noakes Hallmarks
Left and right PGN (registered Goldsmith Hall, London) Centre Fellow Institute of Professional Goldsmiths (IPG) (United Kingdom)
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