Len Lye

Len Lye

Birthday: 1901-07-05
Deathday: 1980-05-15
Place of birth: Christchurch, New Zealand

Biography

Leonard Charles Huia "Len" Lye (5 July 1901 – 15 May 1980), was a Christchurch, New Zealand-born artist known primarily for his experimental films and kinetic sculpture. His films are held in archives including the New Zealand Film Archive, British Film Institute, Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and the Pacific Film Archive at University of California, Berkeley.

Filmography

Art of the Sixties

1967

As

Abstract Cinema

1993

As Himself

Flip & Two Twisters

1995

As Self

Secrets of British Animation

2018

As Self (archive Photos)

Doodlin': Impressions Of Len Lye

1987

As Self

Production

A Colour Box

1935

As Director

Free Radicals

1958

As Director

Rainbow Dance

1936

As Director

Trade Tattoo

1937

As Director

Tusalava

1929

As Director

Kaleidoscope

1935

As Director

The Birth of the Robot

1936

As Director

Colour Flight

1937

As Director

Swinging the Lambeth Walk

1940

As Director

Rhythm

1957

As Director

Particles in Space

1980

As Director

Tal Farlow

1958

As Director

Color Cry

1952

As Director

N or NW

1938

As Director

Experimental Animation

1933

As Director

Cameramen at War

1943

As Director

All Souls Carnival

1957

As Director

Musical Poster #1

1942

As Director

Bells of Atlantis

1952

As Assistant Director

Hoch der Lambeth Valk

1941

As Animation

When the Pie Was Opened

1941

As Director

Kill or be Killed

1942

As Director

Life's Musical Minute

1953

As Director

Prime Time

1958

As Director

Newspaper Train

1942

As Director

Collapsible Metal Tubes

1942

As Director

Work Party

1942

As Director

Planned Crops

1942

As Director

March of Time: Night Club Boom

1945

As Director

Experimental Animation

1933

As Writer

Fountain of Hope/Peace

1959

As Director

Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five

1953

As Director

Pictures for Percussion

1958

As Director