Len Lye
Directing

Len Lye

Born 1901-07-05 · Christchurch, New Zealand · Died 1980-05-15

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.

Known for

Trade Tattoo★ 6
Trade Tattoo
1937
A Colour Box★ 6.2
A Colour Box
1935
Free Radicals★ 6.4
Free Radicals
1958
Rainbow Dance★ 6.1
Rainbow Dance
1936
Tusalava★ 5.9
Tusalava
1929
Flip & Two Twisters
Flip & Two Twisters
1995
Tal Farlow★ 6.8
Tal Farlow
1958
Kaleidoscope★ 6.3
Kaleidoscope
1935
Experimental Animation★ 5.8
Experimental Animation
1933
All Souls Carnival
All Souls Carnival
1957
Life's Musical Minute
Life's Musical Minute
1953
Fountain of Hope/Peace
Fountain of Hope/Peace
1959
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
1953
Hoch der Lambeth Valk★ 7.7
Hoch der Lambeth Valk
1941
Secrets of British Animation★ 6
Secrets of British Animation
2018
Abstract Cinema★ 8
Abstract Cinema
1993
Kill or be Killed
Kill or be Killed
1942