trade tattoo

[displayelevenstore]

^^

[losangelestattoos]

good vid

[srenan]

I love Len Lye, and I love Trade Tattoo. He once told me "Never get blocked." And he demonstrated that by taking whatever came his way and turning into discovery, revelation and celebration. Thus this "commercial" for the G.P.O. mail service becomes a classic in which the augmented reality of Len's mind paints a deeper and more joyful meaning on everything done and seen every day.

[BartConway]

I've posted a much higher quality version of it here - search BartConway's videos for the link....

[MCBhangramuffin]

This used to be shown at the Museum of the Moving Image in South Bank, London. Made a huge impression on me as a kid. Amazing what you can find on Youtube!

[sunspott]

"INDIVIDUAL

HAPPINESS

NOW!"

Thank you, Len Lye!

[Synthetrix]

I remember catching this one on International Animation Festival, hosted by Jean Marsh, back in the 70s. Awesome!

[rnigma]

That's where I saw it too! Amazing, how Lye came up with such graphics decades before MTV.

[RaMmY008]

yehh thats why he alwayz has to sit on the corner by himself, dnt wnt him gtin close lmaoo

[XxxSyStEm3xxX]

Sorbix you like men!!!!

[XxxSyStEm3xxX]

This IS wank.and a waste of my time!!!!!!!!

[aldiakaroofus]

Pure genious. Goosebumps just thinking of how ahead of its time this was!

[econbear1]

I saw this film thirty years ago and never forgot it. Thanks for letting me see it again!

[oldpunkbloke]

Fantastically ahead of its time

[EnPassion]

Indeed. Cinema hasn't progressed one bit since then, as it seems. Len Lye was a master.

[narrator6]

yes, len lye and norman mclaren, both producing wonderful animation and being contemporaries, albeit one working in england and new zealand, the other in canada.

[terrinoble]

don't forget Oskar Fischinger... also ahead of his time.