Len Lye - kinetic sculptor

Len Lye died on this day in 1980.  Although he died years ago, his kinetic sculptures are still being created.  He left behind very detailed instructions for new sculptures which others are now bringing to fruition.

One of his most prominent sculptures can be found in New Plymouth – a provincial town in New Zealand.  The Wind Wand.  It is 45 metres high – that’s high!

He was also a pioneering film maker.

The biggest collection of his work is found in New Plymouth.  Although most of his work was done from an American base (and he became an American citizen in 1950) it was sent back, at the artist’s request, to the land of his birth after he died.

Kinetic sculpture really is “art that moves” – in more ways than one.