Len Lye
"One of my art teachers put me onto trying to find my own art theory. After many morning walks... an idea hit me that seemed like a complete revelation. It was to compose motion, just as musicians compose sound. [The idea] was to lead me far, far away from wanting to excel in... traditional art."
Len Lye is one of New Zealand's most celebrated artists. His international reputation stands primarily on his achievements as a filmmaker and kinetic sculptor.
This page on CIRCUIT collects academic resources surrounding his work.
His films can be viewed at the offices of the Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision Film Archive.
Len Lye on CIRCUIT · 4 works
All Souls Carnival - a lecture by Roger Horrocks (2011)
A lecture by Roger Horrocks for the Len Lye Symposium, 2011, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand.
Len Lye and the Child-like and Primitive in Art: The London... (2011)
A lecture by Anne Kirker for the Len Lye Symposium, September 10 2011, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand.
The vital body of cinema: Len Lye's dream worlds of leisure... (2011)
Lecture by Luke Smythe for the Len Lye Symposium, Sept 10 2011, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand.
Writing & podcasts featuring Len Lye
Sydney Biennale Controversy, Cinema and Painting, Ken Jacobs
Sydney Biennale Controversy, Cinema and Painting, Ken Jacobs
This podcast goes from Australia, and the Syndey Biennale, to the Adam Art Gallery exhibition Cinema and Painting, and then onto New York, to talk to artists Ken Jacobs and his wife Florence.
My Dinner with Henry, or; Notes on Distributing Artist Film and Video
My Dinner with Henry, or; Notes on Distributing Artist Film and Video
When is a video an artwork? How does representation on CIRCUIT support the collection of moving image works? A paper originally presented by Mark Williams at the 21st-Century Custodianship: Collecting Media Art panel discussion at the Adam Art Gallery.