Roy Noakes standing in an Essex field with the sculpture Figure

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Roy Noakes in the studio with sculptures at GT. Sampford, Essex

The studio
Figurative sculpture shot in black and white against a black background

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Figurative sculpture standing in a bay window at Lauderdale House Highgate

Figure
Figurative sculpture shot in black and white

Figure
A vibrant colour photograph of an orange figurative sculpture at the 1968 open air exhibition at Cardiff Castle

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Divided Figures sculpture shot in black and white on a black background

Divided Figure
A figurative sculpture shot in black and white

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A plaster sculpture sitting in a field

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A Figurative sculpture shot from above in black and white on a black background

Figure
A figurative bronze sculpture

Figure
A sculpture of a head

Head
Roy Noakes standing in an Essex field with the sculpture Figure

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70x130cm
In the field at Gt. Sampford, Essex

Roy used the opportunities presented by his first studio and the location to experiment with shape and scale. Forms become more simplified

Roy Noakes in the studio with sculptures at GT. Sampford, Essex

The studio

The studio at GT. Sampford built by William Sutton and Roy provided space to both work and display. Light could be regulated which allowed the variation in form to be accentuated.

Throughout his life, apart from bronze founders, he worked alone.

Figurative sculpture shot in black and white against a black background

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90x40cm
Cement fondu

Figurative sculpture standing in a bay window at Lauderdale House Highgate

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180x50cm
Resin
On exhibition at Lauderdale House Highgate

Figurative sculpture shot in black and white

Figure

110x30cm
Plaster

A vibrant colour photograph of an orange figurative sculpture at the 1968 open air exhibition at Cardiff Castle

Figure

110x30cm
carved and painted Portland stone
Exhibited at the 1968 open air exhibition at Cardiff Castle.

Divided Figures sculpture shot in black and white on a black background

Divided Figure

100x100cm
Resin

Designed and made for St Cuthbert’s Primary School, Gt Sampford.

The controversy that it caused resulted in it being removed and eventuality, destroyed!

A figurative sculpture shot in black and white

Figure

130x90cm
Plaster

This figure is seminal in the beginning of Roy’s work which expresses the idea of simplifying the silhouette, viewing the work from one standpoint and emphasises a surface that relies on the direction of light.

A plaster sculpture sitting in a field

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60x50cm
Plaster for bronze

A Figurative sculpture shot from above in black and white on a black background

Figure

120x80cm
Bronze

It is intended that the viewer look down upon the work.

Roy was working on the idea that the silhouette of the sculpture was less important than the complexity of the internal forms

A figurative bronze sculpture

Figure

66x40cm
Bronze

A sculpture of a head

Head

45x23cm
Bronze