Len Lye
Born: 1901-07-05
Birthplace: Christchurch, New Zealand
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.
Known For
Hoch der Lambeth Valk
Birth of a Nation
Secrets of British Animation
Peanuts
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
Newspaper Train
Doodlin': Impressions Of Len Lye
Kill or Be Killed
Abstract Cinema
Art of the Sixties
Top Movie Credits
Hoch der Lambeth Valk
Animation
Birth of a Nation
Self
Secrets of British Animation
Self (archive Photos)
Peanuts
Animation
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
Himself (archive footage)
Newspaper Train
Director
Kill or Be Killed
Director
Abstract Cinema
Himself