Len Lye

Birthday: 1901-07-05
Deathday: 1980-05-15
Birthplace: Christchurch, New Zealand
Gender: Male

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.

Credits

Year Title
1980-01-01 Particles in Space
1959-01-01 Fountain of Hope/Peace
1958-04-23 Free Radicals
1958-01-01 Pictures for Percussion
1958-01-01 Tal Farlow
1958-01-01 Prime Time
1957-03-03 All Souls Carnival
1957-01-01 Rhythm
1953-01-01 Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
1953-01-01 Life's Musical Minute
1952-11-07 Color Cry
1945-11-13 March of Time: Night Club Boom
1943-01-01 Cameramen at War
1942-11-15 Newspaper Train
1942-11-07 Planned Crops
1942-11-01 Work Party
1942-10-31 Collapsible Metal Tubes
1942-10-05 Musical Poster #1
1942-01-01 Kill or be Killed
1941-01-01 When the Pie Was Opened
1940-02-01 Swinging the Lambeth Walk
1938-02-05 N or NW
1937-12-31 Trade Tattoo
1937-01-01 Colour Flight
1936-12-31 Rainbow Dance
1936-10-01 The Birth of the Robot
1935-01-01 A Colour Box
1935-01-01 Kaleidoscope
1933-01-01 Experimental Animation
1929-12-01 Tusalava