FINE 110 Introduction to World Art
A comparative survey of Western art, from prehistoric times to the Renaissance, emphasizing visual form as an expression of its 1 historical and cultural context. No prerequisites. Fall term.
Fine Arts (FINE)
32 courses in the 1970–71 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
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N.L. Patterson (Mrs.), B.A. (Washington)
Faculty listed in 1970–71
A.M. MacQuarrie, B.A. (Acadia), M.A. (Toronto) J H. Martens (Miss), B.A., M.A. (Minnesota), Ph.D. (Columbia) L. Spree, Dipl. (Hochscule Fuer Gestaltung, Ulm., Germany) J. Uhde, M.A. (J.E. Purkyne Univ., Brno, Czechoslovakia)
Students from any faculty may take courses in Fine Arts on an elective basis with the consent of their departments, or as a part of their regular programme where their departments so direct.
Undergraduate Courses
FINE 111 Introduction to World Art 2
A comparative study of non-Western art, including the Orient, and the development of modern art from the Baroque to the Twentieth century, emphasizing visual form as an expression of its historical and cultural context. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 110*. Winter term.
FINE 120 Fundamentals of Visual Art 1
An introduction to the fundamental principles and concepts of visual art, through a series of experimental studio problems in two and three dimensional materials and media. Fall term.
FINE 121 Fundamentals of Visual Art 2
A series of studio projects designed to develop basic skills and apply the principles of visual dynamics in the various media of visual art. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 120*. Winter term.
FINE 130 Introduction to Film Making 1:—Film Forms
Basic introduction to the field of audio visual media: priciple techniques and methods; creation of ideas, scriptwriting, documentary and poetic aspects of film, principles of editing and montage. Practical work in photography, slide-sound, 8 mm film, videotape. Photographic and sound material and processing at student expense. Basic experience in photography and possession of camera and/or sound equipment by student desirable. Lab fees. Fall term.
FINE 131 Introduction to Film Making 2:—Film Technique
Practical introduction to technique of 16 mm film. Scriptwriting, production planning and organization, calculation; camera techniques, sound techniques; documentary, studio, blimp techniques; mixing; theory of writing, direction, sound, camera, editing, finishing techniques. Production of short 16 mm films in group work. Lab fees. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 130*. Winter term.
FINE 140 History of Film 1 Silent Film
The historic development of world cinematography in its silent era (1895-1929), including a short mention of the prehistory of film (before 1895), covering the most important artistic movements.
FINE 268 Fine Arts
works by outstanding directors and their contribution to the film as an independent form of art. Regular screenings will accompany discussions of historic and aesthetic aspects of film. Fall term.
FINE 141 History of Film 2 Sound Film
A continuation of Fine Arts 140*: the extension of film history into the sound era (since 1929) including the most recent period. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 140*. Winter term.
FINE 172 Art Criticism
Students will endeavour to develop an understanding of and analytical attitude toward visual art by examining theories of visual perception and the dynamics of visual form, the role in art of function, expression, and signification, and the development of contemporary art from its western and non-western sources. Given in summer term only.
FINE 180 (Kinesiology 160*): History of Dance Since 1900
Consideration is given to the study of folk forms of dance and their eventual development to ethnic forms, theatre dance, and neo-classics dance. Particular attention is paid to the simultaneous development of classic dance forms of the nineteenth century. Fall term.
FINE 181 (Kinesiology 161*): History of Dance Since1900
The emergence of modern dance in North America is examined in detail. The conditions leading to this new dance form as well as past and future developments are analyzed. Winter term.
FINE 210 Modern Art 1
A survey of the history of modern art, examining its origins in the eighteenth century and the romantic and realistic art of the nineteenth century, showing how the late nineteenth century developed the basic characteristics of the twentieth century art. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 110*-111*, Fall term.
FINE 211 Modern Art 2
A survey of modern art examining the development of twentieth century art from the Post-Impressionists through the multiple trends of the present decade. Both movements and individual artists will be studied. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 210*. Winter term.
FINE 216 Primitive Art
A study of prehistoric world art (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic), the art of Africa, the Americas, and Oceania, and European folk art (both continental and colonial). °
FINE 218 Western Religious Art
An introductory survey of the visual art and architecture of Judaism and Christianity in the Common Era. The development and subsequent changes of style in places of worship and ceremonial objects and ornaments, and the changing forms of religious expression through visual art, will be studied. Winter term.
FINE 220 Fundamentals of Painting 1
Exploration of painting problems in various media as vehicles for serious creative expression: the fundamentals of composition and painting techniques (paints, materials, and preparation of painting surfaces) will be presented through studio projects. 120*-121* or permission. Fall term Prerequisite: Fine Arts
Fine Arts
FINE 221 Fundamentals of Painting 2
A continuation of Fine Arts 220* with an emphasis on independent problems. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 220*. Winter term.
FINE 222 Fundamentals of Sculpture 1
Exploration of sculpture problems in various media as vehicles for serious creative expression: emphasis will be given to developing understanding and mastery of three dimensional forms and the preparation and handling of sculptural materials and tools. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 120*-121 or permission. Fall term.
FINE 223 Fundamentals of Sculpture 2
A continuation of Fine Arts 222* with an emphasis on independent problems. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 222*. Winter term.
FINE 224 Drawing 1 (General Drawing)
Students will make analytical and expressive drawings in a variety of media, in order to develop accurate observation and understanding of form. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 120*-121* or permission. Fall term.
FINE 225 Drawing 2 (Figure Drawing)
Students will make drawings from the nude and costumed figure in order to gain understanding of action and proportion in, and anatomical construction of, the human body. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 222*. Winter term.
FINE 230 Advanced Film Making 1: The Media
A critical examination of film as a medium: film as art; film and literature, visual art, music; film and audience; experimental film forms, film and television. Extended study and practice of film forms and techniques: characteristics of feature film, documentary film, experimental film, teaching film, etc.; different techniques, formats, methods, etc., as well as specifications. Production of scripts, essays, short experimental audio visual projects. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 130* and 131* (or equivalent). Will not be offered 1970-71.
FINE 231 Advanced Film Making 2: Production
Examination of production methods in film industry and television. Production of a film, 16 mm. Team work, practice from scriptwriting to distribution. Topic and film form will be determined by participants. Prerequsite: Fine Arts 130*, 131*, (or equivalent), 230". Will not be offered 1970-71.
FINE 232 Documentary ~ Film Making 1
A studio course in which students will produce 8 mm sound documentary films. This course emphasizes techniques and aesthetics of documentary film making and the application of documentary means to art film. Improvisation, realism and documentation as methods of producing an artistic representation, abstraction and concretization, the relation between art and realism, “cinema verite”, the realistic drama”, etc., will be explored as specific dimensions of the film medium. Lab fees. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 130*-131*. Fall term.
FINE 233 Documentary Film Making 2
A continuation of Fine Arts 232*. Lab fees. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 323*. Winter term.
FINE 270 Fine Arts
FINE 270 Film Theory 1 (Anatomy of Film)
A development of ideas gained in Fine Arts 140* and 141*, Provided with the basic historical knowledge, the student will analyse the aesthetic aspects of a cinematographic work (principles known as “film language”). Milestones of the history of film will be discussed from this point of view, and the principles of directing, shooting, and editing film will be discussed, Screenings of film will accompany the course. Prerequisites: Fine Arts 140*-141* or Fine Arts 130*-131 or permission. Fall term.
FINE 271 Film Theory 2 (Film Aesthetics and Criticism)
An extension of Fine Arts 270*. The main accent will be placed upon major theories of cinematography, such as those of Kracauer, Bulaz, and Eisenstein, and upon the development of the students’ own judgement in the form of critical essays. Some problems of television, as a new film medium, will also be discussed. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 270*, Winter term.
316* Canadian Art 102*G Introduction to the Fine Arts 150*G Introduction to Music 1 151*G Introduction to Music 2 250*G The History of Music 1 251*G The History of Music 2 300*G Stratford Festival Seminar
An examination of Canadian art beginning with the aboriginal arts of Indians and Eskimos, extending through the imported European styles of settlers, especially from Britain and France, in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries, to the development of the nationalist styles of the early twentieth century, culminating in contemporary Canadian art. No Prerequisites. Fall term.
The following courses are administered by Conrad Grebel College.
An integrated study of works of art and musical compositions, and their relationship to the time period in which they were created. The emphasis is on actual experiences of the arts. No prerequisites.
Examination, by means of listening and analysis, of various styles of music ranging from early Christian Chant to electronic and computer music. Compositions to be studied include major forms such as sonata, symphony, opera, mass, etc., as well as smaller forms such as lieder. Special emphasis will be placed upon reasons for stylistic changes.
Same as above. Prerequisite: 150*G or consent of the instructor.
From its earliest beginnings to 1750. Will not be offered 1970-71.
From 1750 to the present. Will not be offered 1970-71.
An interdisciplinary course intended for students interested in English, Music, Drama and Speech. The focus of the seminar is centered in the dramatic and musical productions at Stratford Festival theatres plus performances at the Shaw Festival Theatre at Niagara-on-the Lake and selected productions at Toronto and London, Ontario.
301*G Continuation of Fine Arts 300*G
350*G Bach to Beethoven
351*G Music of the Romantic Period (1800 to 1900)
352*G Music of the twentieth century
Fine Arts 271
Offered Summer Only. Prerequisite: An introductory course in Music, Drama, or Speech, or consent of instructor.
The development of cantata, oratorio, mass and opera, concerto and symphony in the compositions of Bach, Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.
A study of the compositions of Wagner, Chopin, Schumann, Schubert, Wolf, and others. Particular attention is placed on the affinity between music and literature.
A study of representative musical compositions of the twentieth century and their relationship to social, literary and political movements. Prerequisites: Music 150*G and 151*G, or consent of the instructor.
The following courses are administered by St. Jerome's College.
FINE 240J Studies in the Contemporary Cinema 340*5 Fellini
FINE 344 J The Cinema of Time
Through film viewing and seminars, a close investigation of the work of three important European directors of the post-war period: Michaelangelo Antonioni, Ingmar Bergman, and Jean-Luc Godard. Film sessions and lecture-discussions. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 140*/141* (Film 100) or the instructor's consent.
A study in detail of the director’s work from Luci del Varieta to Satyricon, including his apprenticeship in neorealismo and his work in episodic films. Four hours weekly. Prerequsites: Film 100, Fine Arts 140*/141*, 240], or the consent of the instructor. Fall Term.
A study of the work of Alain Resnais and Jacques Demy, with special emphasis on their literary and cinematic origins. Prerequisites: Film 100, Fine Arts 140*/141*, 240J, or the instructor’s consent, Winter Term.