Len Lye
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
- Directing
- Born
- 1901-07-05 · Christchurch, New Zealand
- Died
- 1980-05-15
Known for
- Free Radicals (1958) — Director
- A Colour Box (1935) — Director
- Trade Tattoo (1937) — Director
- Rhythm (1957) — Director
- Tusalava (1929) — Director
- Swinging the Lambeth Walk (1940) — Director
- Bells of Atlantis (1952) — Assistant Director
- Colour Flight (1937) — Director
- Hoch der Lambeth Valk (1941) — Animation
- Experimental Animation (1933) — Director
- Kaleidoscope (1935) — Director
- Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film (2011) — Himself (archive footage)
- The Birth of the Robot (1936) — Director
- Color Cry (1952) — Director
- Particles in Space (1980) — Director
- Tal Farlow (1981) — Director