Oskar Fischinger An American March 1941, digital transfer from 35mm. Courtesy of the Center for Visual Music
Exhibition
1 Dec 2018 — 26 Jan 2019
Projection Series #12: Oskar Fischinger and Len Lye
Screening Saturdays 1pm | Approx 35 min.
Oskar Fischinger Muratti greift ein 1934, digital transfer from 35mm. Courtesy of the Center for Visual Music
Len Lye Kaleidoscope 1935, digital transfer from 35mm. Courtesy of the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery Collection. From material made available by the Museum of Modern Art, New York and preserved by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
Oskar Fischinger Studie nr 7 1931, digital transfer from 35mm. Courtesy of the Center for Visual Music
Len Lye Free Radicals 1959, digital transfer from 35mm. Courtesy of the Len Lye Foundation. From material preserved and made available by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Digital version by Park Road Post Production and Weta Digital Ltd.
Len Lye Rhythm 1957, figital transfer from 35mm. Courtesy of the Len Lye Foundation. From material preserved and made available by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.
Oskar Fischinger Komposition in Blau 1935, digital transfer from 35mm. Courtesy of the Center for Visual Music
Len Lye All Souls Carnival 1957, digital transfer from 35mm. Courtesy of Len Lye Foundation from material made available by the Museum of Modern Art, New York and preserved by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
A pairing of two of the most compelling experimental filmmakers of their generation.
Curated by the Gallery's 2017 Creative New Zealand curatorial intern Michelle Wang.
The Govett-Brewster’s Projection Series surveys the landscape of historical and contemporary fine art filmmaking, encouraging our audiences to experience the wider world of local and international film and moving image.
New Zealand-born Lye (1901-1980) is acclaimed for his pioneering experimental cinema, principally his development of the direct technique whereby visual imagery is applied straight onto celluloid without the use of a camera.
Born in Germany just a year before Lye, Fischinger is celebrated as a leading exponent of abstract cinema and for his influence as the 'father of visual music'. Observed together, these two masters exemplify the vanguard of experimentation in film.
Projection Series #12: Len Lye and Oskar Fischinger
These Len Lye films are courtesy of the Len Lye Foundation from materials preserved and made available from Nga Taonga.
These Oskar Fischinger films are courtesy of the Center for Visual Music.
Oskar Fischinger with fake publicity scrolls, relating to his Ornament Sound experiments
Len Lye at March of Time
