43 courses in the 1971–72 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Fine Arts
N.L. Patterson (Mrs.), B.A. (Washington)
H. Martens (Miss), B.4., M.A. (Minnesota), Ph.D. (Columbia) D. I. MacKay, B.F.A.(Mt Allison), M.F.A. (Cornell) B. Irland, B.A., (Illinois) J. Kristof (Mrs.), B.A., M.A. (Chicago) Ph.D. (Columbia) K. VanDop, B.A. (Waterloo) J. Uhde, M.A. (JE. Purkyne Univ., Brno, Czechoslovakia)
Fine Arts General B.A.
To fulfill the requirements for a general degree in Fine Arts students must take 12 half courses in Fine Arts, including 110*, 111*, 120.
Courses in music and dance will be considered as electives and not as part of the regular Art programme in Fine Arts. 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
A comparative survey of Western art, from prehistoric times to the Renaissance, emphasizing visual form as an expression of its historical and cultural context. No prerequisites. Fall term.
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.
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.
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.
Basic introduction to the field of audio visual media: principle 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.
31* Introduction to Film Making 2:—Film Technique
Fine Arts
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.
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, works by outstanding directors and their contribution to the film as an independent form of art. Regular screenings will accompany discussion of historic and aesthetic aspects of film. Fall term.
A continuation of Fixe Arts 140*: the extension of film history into the sound era (since 1929) including the most recent period. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 140*, Winter term.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A survey of painting, sculpture, and architecture, especially in Florence and Siena, starting with Giotto and his contemporaries and covering innovations in perspective, anatomy, and iconography through the end of the 15th century. Prerequisite Fine 110*/111*, or consent of instructor. Fall term.
A continuation of Fine 212*, starting with the masters of the High Renaissance, Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo, and proceeding through Mannerism, Baroque, and Rococo in Florence, Venice, and Rome. Prerequisite Fine 212* or consent of instructor. Winter Term.
Fine Arts
(both continental and colonial). Fall Term
A continuation of Fine Arts 216*. Prerequisite Fine Arts 216*. Winter term.
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.
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. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 120*-121*. Fall term
A continuation of Fine Arts 220* with an emphasis on independent problems. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 220%. Winter term.
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. Fall term.
A continuation of Fine Arts 222* with an emphasis on independent problems. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 222*. Winter term.
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*. Fall term.
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.
An introductory course in materials and methods of printmaking with emphasis on relief and intaglio techniques. Prerequisite Fine 224*. Winter term.
Through studio experience, students will learn techniques for making accurate scale drawing of biological subjects in line and value, using various media. Methods of preparing drawings for reproduction will be included. No prerequisite. Winter term.
A studio course in which students will produce 8 mm sound documentary films. This course emphasizes techniques and aesthetics of
33* Documentary Film Making 2
Fine Arts
Improvisation, realism and documentation as methods of producing an artistic representation, abstration 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.
A continuation of Fine Arts 232*. Lab fees. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 323*. Winter term.
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.
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.
A survey of painting, and related developments in sculpture and architecture, from the late Gothic period through the High Renaissance. Emphasis will be on the Flemish and German Schools. Prerequisite Fine Arts 110*/111* or consent of instructor. Fall term.
Mannerism, Baroque, and Rococo in Northern Europe and Spain. The contributions of such masters as Brueghel, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Velasquez will be studied as well as the emergence of genre and landscape painting and the development of national schools. Prerequisite Fine Arts 312* or consent of instructor. Winter term.
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.
A continuation of Fine Arts 316*. Prerequisite Fine Arts 316*. Winter term.
Exploration and organization of colour in a three dimensional environment. Prerequisite Fine Arts 220*/221*. Fall term.
Fine Arts
Prerequisite Fine Arts 320*. Winter term.
Exploration of sculpture problems, specifically the organization and integration of three dimensional objects in a real environment. Prerequisite Fine Arts 222*/223*. Fall term.
A continuation of Fine Arts 322* with emphasis on independent problems. Prerequisite Fine Arts 322°. Winter term.
The practice and study of various drawing techniques with emphasis on visual clarity and the creative process. Prerequisite Fine Arts 224* or Fine Arts 225*. Fall term.
A continuation of Fine Arts 324* with emphasis on independent problems. Prerequisite Fine Arts 324*. Winter term.
The practice and study of various graphic techniques with emphasis on coloured intaglio, silk screen, and photographic processes. Prerequisite Fine Arts 226*. Fail term.
A continuation of Fine Arts 326* with emphasis on independent problems. Prerequisite Fine Arts 326*. Winter term.
A study of the art of written forms, combining studio projects with slide lectures on the history of writing, illuminating, and lettering. Students will strive for mastery in various calligraphic forms including Uncial, Gothic, Fraktur, Italic, and Contemporary free scripts. No prerequisites. Fall term.
Studio work in techniques of preparation of graphic material for reproduction, using illustration and typography as well as calligraphic forms, together with slide lectures on the history of printed forms. Prerequisite Fine Arts 328*. Winter term.
Research and reading courses under the direction of individual instructors. Admission by consent of the instructor. Fall term.
391* Selected Subjects in Fine Arts
Research and reading courses under the direction of individual instructors. Admission by consent of instructor. Winter term.
The following courses are administered by Conrad Grebel College
An integrated study of works of art and musical compositons, 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.
Fine Arts
151* G Introduction to Music 2 250*G The History of Music 1 251*G The History of Music 2
Same as above. Prerequisite: 150*G or consent of the instructor.
From its earliest beginnings to 1750.
From 1750 to the present.
Study of choral and ensemble music of all styles, sacred and secular, from the Middle Ages to the present. Laboratory sessions will consist of actual singing of choral works, leading to public performance. Prerequisite 150/151 G or consent of instructor.
Countries to be discussed: British Isles, France, Germany, the Balkans and Eastern Europe, including the Ukraine and Russia; Canada and the USA through Library of Congress record albums, Fo/kways and other records, field recordings from Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Hungary, Rumania.
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. Offered Summer only. An introductory course in Music, Drama, or Speech, or Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Continuation of Fine Arts 300*G
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.
These courses will not be offered by St. Jerome’s College during the academic year 1971/72.
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. Prerequisites: Film 100, Fine Arts 140*/141*, 2403, or the consent of the instructor.
78 Fine Arts
emphasis on their literary and cinematic origins. Prerequisites: Film 100, Fine Arts 140*/141*, 240J, or the instructor's consent. Winter Term.
*hilosophy Seminar