Len Lye

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.

Most Famous Work

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Crusade in Europe

(1949) Director

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Free Radicals

(1958) Director

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A Colour Box

(1935) Director

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Rainbow Dance

(1936) Director

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Trade Tattoo

(1937) Director

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Hoch der Lambeth Valk

(1941) Animation

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Bells of Atlantis

(1952) Assistant Director

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Rhythm

(1957) Director

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2018	Self (archive Photos)	Secrets of British Animation 2018-11-19 Movie
1995	Self	Flip & Two Twisters 1995-06-01 Movie
1993	Himself	Abstract Cinema 1993-06-24 Movie
1987	Self	Doodlin': Impressions Of Len Lye 1987-01-01 Movie
1967	N/A	Art of the Sixties 1967-01-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Visual Effects

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Animation	Peanuts 2023-10-13 Movie
1941	Animation	Hoch der Lambeth Valk 1941-12-25 Movie
1933	Animation	Experimental Animation 1933-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1981	Director	Tal Farlow 1981-01-01 Movie
1980	Director	Particles in Space 1980-01-01 Movie
1959	Director	Pittsburgh 1959-04-04 Movie
	Director	Fountain of Hope/Peace 1959-01-01 Movie
1958	Director	Free Radicals 1958-04-23 Movie
	Director	Pictures for Percussion 1958-01-01 Movie
	Director	Prime Time 1958-01-01 Movie
1957	Director	All Souls Carnival 1957-03-03 Movie
	Director	Rhythm 1957-01-01 Movie
1953	Director	Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five 1953-01-01 Movie
	Director	Life's Musical Minute 1953-01-01 Movie
1952	Director	Color Cry 1952-11-07 Movie
	Assistant Director	Bells of Atlantis 1952-09-01 Movie
1949	Director	Crusade in Europe 1949-05-05 TV Show
1945	Director	March of Time: Night Club Boom 1945-11-13 Movie
1943	Director	Cameramen at War 1943-01-01 Movie
1942	Director	Newspaper Train 1942-11-15 Movie
	Director	Planned Crops 1942-11-07 Movie
	Director	Work Party 1942-11-01 Movie
	Director	Collapsible Metal Tubes 1942-10-31 Movie
	Director	Musical Poster #1 1942-10-05 Movie
	Director	Kill or be Killed 1942-01-01 Movie
1941	Director	When the Pie Was Opened 1941-01-01 Movie
1940	Director	Swinging the Lambeth Walk 1940-02-01 Movie
1938	Director	N or NW 1938-02-05 Movie
1937	Director	Trade Tattoo 1937-09-01 Movie
	Director	Colour Flight 1937-01-01 Movie
1936	Director	Rainbow Dance 1936-10-01 Movie
	Director	The Birth of the Robot 1936-10-01 Movie
1935	Director	A Colour Box 1935-01-01 Movie
	Director	Kaleidoscope 1935-01-01 Movie
1933	Director	Experimental Animation 1933-01-01 Movie
1929	Director	Tusalava 1929-12-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1933	Editor	Experimental Animation 1933-01-01 Movie
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Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1933	Producer	Experimental Animation 1933-01-01 Movie
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Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1933	Writer	Experimental Animation 1933-01-01 Movie
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