Len Lye
New Zealand artist, film maker and poet (1901–1980)
Leonard Charles Huia Lye was a New Zealand 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. Lye's sculptures are found in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery and the Berkeley Art Museum. Although he became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1950, much of his work went to New Zealand after his death, where it is housed at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 9 films (1936–1980) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 9 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Tal Farlow | New York | 16mm | B&W | sound | |
| 1980 | Tal Farlow | Cecile Starr | 2 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1979 | Free Radicals | 10025 Lye Len | 5 min | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1979 | Particles In Space | 10025 Lye Len | 1:00 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1944 | KILL OR BE KILLED | KIC | 10min | 16mm | B&W | Sound |
| 1943 | CAMERAMEN AT WAR | Len Lye | ||||
| 1943 | KILL OR BE KILLED ▶ | Len Lye | 16mm | B&W | ||
| 1937 | Trade tattoo | Central Office Of Information | 6 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1936 | Rainbow dance | Len Lye | 4 min | Color |