Len Lye : motion sketch / curated by Gregory Burke and Tyler Cann ; foreword by Brett Littman ; essays by Gregory Burke, Tyler Cann, and Len Lye

Burke, Gregory, Tyler Cann, and Len Lye

ISBN 10: 0942324854 / ISBN 13: 9780942324853

Published by Drawing Center, New York, USA, 2014

About this Item

23 cm, 97 (5) pp, colour (mostly) photo illus, soft covers - light corner bump - see photos. Good overall. Exhibition invitation loosely enclosed. "The exhibition presented by the Drawing Centre in collaboration with the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand, and draws primarily from the Len Lye Foundation Collection. Len Lye: Motion sketch is made possible with the support of Creative New Zealand." This is lighter in weight than the average allowed for at the checkout and there will be a freight rebate made. `.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Len Lye : motion sketch / curated by Gregory Burke and Tyler Cann ; foreword by Brett Littman ; essays by Gregory Burke, Tyler Cann, and Len Lye
• Publisher: Drawing Center, New York, USA
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0942324854
• ISBN 13: 9780942324853
• Binding: Soft Covers
• Illustrator: Len Lye
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: None
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art / Photography - New Zealand

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Synopsis

The career of Len Lye (1901-1980) was marked by a lifelong fascination with movement and an aspiration to compose motion; the movement of the drawing hand was an important touchstone for works in various media. In New York, Lye is now well known for his animated experimental films. In the 1920s, however, Lya began to make what he termed "motion sketches"--abstract drawings that attempted to render the movement of his subjects, rather than their appearance. "Motion Sketch "reintroduces Lye's multidimensional practice specifically in relation to drawing. Lye's kinesthetic approach to drawing--related to Surrealist automatism and anticipating aspects of Abstract Expressionism--also informed his practice in painting, photography, film and sculpture. Not limited to works on paper, this publication instead reveals how Lye's concept of "doodling" underpinned his approach to much of his work.