Len Lye
Born
5 July 1901 (124)
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 (36)
Len Lye: Master of Motion
2022
Secrets of British Animation
2018
Flip & Two Twisters
1995
Abstract Cinema
1993
Doodlin': Impressions Of Len Lye
1987
Tal Farlow
1981
Particles in Space
1980
Art of the Sixties
1967
Fountain of Hope/Peace
1959
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Free Radicals
1958
Pictures for Percussion
1958
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Prime Time
1958
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All Souls Carnival
1957
Rhythm
1957
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
1953
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Life's Musical Minute
1953
Color Cry
1952
March of Time: Night Club Boom
1945
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Cameramen at War
1943
Newspaper Train
1942
Planned Crops
1942
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Work Party
1942
🎬 DirectorCollapsible Metal Tubes
1942
🎬 DirectorMusical Poster #1
1942
Kill or Be Killed
1942
When the Pie Was Opened
1941
Swinging the Lambeth Walk
1940
N or NW
1938
Trade Tattoo
1937
Colour Flight
1937
Rainbow Dance
1936
The Birth of the Robot
1936
A Colour Box
1935
Kaleidoscope
1935
Experimental Animation
1933
Tusalava
1929