Len Lye
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.
Personal Details
Movies (40)
Peanuts
Animation (Visual Effects)
2023
Len Lye: Master of Motion
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Secrets of British Animation
as Self (archive Photos)
2018
Flip & Two Twisters
as Self
1995
Abstract Cinema
as Himself
1993
Doodlin': Impressions Of Len Lye
as Self
1987
Tal Farlow
Director (Directing)
1981
Particles in Space
Director (Directing)
1980
Art of the Sixties
1967
Pittsburgh
Cinematography (Crew)
1959
Fountain of Hope/Peace
Director (Directing)
1959
Free Radicals
Director (Directing)
1958
Pictures for Percussion
Director (Directing)
1958
Prime Time
Director (Directing)
1958
All Souls Carnival
Director (Directing)
1957
Rhythm
Director (Directing)
1957
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
Director (Directing)
1953
Life's Musical Minute
Director (Directing)
1953
Color Cry
Director (Directing)
1952
Bells of Atlantis
Assistant Director (Directing)
1952
March of Time: Night Club Boom
Director (Directing)
1945
Cameramen at War
Director (Directing)
1943
Newspaper Train
Director (Directing)
1942
Planned Crops
Director (Directing)
1942
Work Party
Director (Directing)
1942
Collapsible Metal Tubes
Director (Directing)
1942
Musical Poster #1
Director (Directing)
1942
Kill or Be Killed
Director (Directing)
1942
Hoch der Lambeth Valk
Animation (Visual Effects)
1941
When the Pie Was Opened
Director (Directing)
1941
Swinging the Lambeth Walk
Director (Directing)
1940
N or NW
Director (Directing)
1938
Trade Tattoo
Director (Directing)
1937
Colour Flight
Director (Directing)
1937
Rainbow Dance
Director (Directing)
1936
The Birth of the Robot
Director (Directing)
1936
A Colour Box
Director (Directing)
1935
Kaleidoscope
Director (Directing)
1935
Experimental Animation
Director (Directing)
1933
Tusalava
Director (Directing)
1929
