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Art that moves : the work of Len Lye / Roger Horrocks.

by Horrocks, Roger

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Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 2009.

Lye, Len, 1901-1980

Artists -- New Zealand -- Biography

Kinetic sculpture -- New Zealand.

Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- New Zealand

9781869404222 (pbk.)

257 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm + 1 DVD

Accompanied by: DVD containing four of Lye's best films and some footage directed by Shirley Horrocks. It also contains a short documentary of Lye's life in his early years.

'Kinetic art is the first new category of art since prehistory', ex-pat New Zealand artist Len Lye boldly claimed in an essay in 1964. What did he mean by this? And how does his own work in sculpture and film bear it out? In this book, Roger Horrocks explores these questions. He describes the forerunners of this 'art that moves', then discusses in detail Lye's life and career as a kinetic artist, how he developed and envisioned his 'tangible motion sculptures' and how many of these are being realised only now, after his death. Lye himself wrote extensively about kinetic art; one chapter focuses on his theories about 'the art of motion', and relates these back to his practice as an artist. Horrocks concludes by discussing how Lye's ideas can be applied to other work and how they are relevant today. Art That Moves includes a DVD containing a short documentary by Shirley and Roger Horrocks, four complete Len Lye films and footage of his sculptures in motion.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-253) and index.

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