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
Birth of a Nation
Art of the Sixties
Peanuts
Newspaper Train
Secrets of British Animation
Hoch der Lambeth Valk
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
Kill or Be Killed
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
Bells of Atlantis
Top Movie Credits
Birth of a Nation
Self
Peanuts
Animation
Newspaper Train
Director
Secrets of British Animation
Self (archive Photos)
Hoch der Lambeth Valk
Animation
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
Himself (archive footage)
Kill or Be Killed
Director
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
Director
Bells of Atlantis
Assistant Director