Len Lye

Len Lye

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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

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Peanuts Peanuts 2023 Tal Farlow ★ 6.8 Tal Farlow 1981 Particles in Space ★ 6.6 Particles in Space 1980 Art of the Sixties Art of the Sixties 1967 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 1959 Fountain of Hope/Peace Fountain of Hope/Peace 1959 Free Radicals ★ 6.0 Free Radicals 1958 Pictures for Percussion Pictures for Percussion 1958 Prime Time Prime Time 1958 All Souls Carnival ★ 4.5 All Souls Carnival 1957 Rhythm ★ 6.2 Rhythm 1957 Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five 1953 Life's Musical Minute ★ 5.5 Life's Musical Minute 1953 Color Cry ★ 6.0 Color Cry 1952 Bells of Atlantis ★ 5.4 Bells of Atlantis 1952 Crusade in Europe ★ 7.3 Crusade in Europe 1949 March of Time: Night Club Boom March of Time: Night Club Boom 1945 Cameramen at War ★ 5.8 Cameramen at War 1943 Newspaper Train ★ 5.0 Newspaper Train 1942 Planned Crops Planned Crops 1942 Work Party Work Party 1942 Collapsible Metal Tubes Collapsible Metal Tubes 1942 Musical Poster #1 ★ 6.6 Musical Poster #1 1942 Kill or Be Killed ★ 6.5 Kill or Be Killed 1942 Hoch der Lambeth Valk ★ 7.3 Hoch der Lambeth Valk 1941 When the Pie Was Opened ★ 7.3 When the Pie Was Opened 1941 Swinging the Lambeth Walk ★ 6.1 Swinging the Lambeth Walk 1940 N or NW ★ 7.0 N or NW 1938 Trade Tattoo ★ 6.0 Trade Tattoo 1937 Colour Flight ★ 7.0 Colour Flight 1937 Rainbow Dance ★ 6.3 Rainbow Dance 1936 The Birth of the Robot ★ 7.0 The Birth of the Robot 1936 A Colour Box ★ 6.0 A Colour Box 1935 Kaleidoscope ★ 6.5 Kaleidoscope 1935 Experimental Animation ★ 6.6 Experimental Animation 1933 Tusalava ★ 5.9 Tusalava 1929