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 historical and cultural context.
No prerequisite, Fall term
Fine Arts (FINE)
62 courses in the 1975–76 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Notes
Faculty listed in 1975–76
Professor, Chairman V. Burnett, B.S.(Columbia), M.A .(California)
Professor A.M. Urquhart, B.F.A(Buffalo)
Associate Professor ; N.L. Patterson, B.A.(Washington)
Assistant Professors H.Martens, B.A., M.A(Minnesota), Ph.D(Columbia) D.I. Mackay, B.F.A.(Mt. Allison), M.F.A.(Cornell)
Lecturers
C. Crockford, B.Ed.(Alberta), M.A.(British Columbia)
B. Irland, B.F.A (Illinois), M.F.A.(Massachusetts)
W. Janzen Jr., B.Mus.(Manitoba), M.M.(Wisconsin), AM.M., G
H. Mackenzie, ARCA, B.F.A.(Mt. Allison) (part time)
E. Kliman, M.A (Toronto)
A. Roberts
V. Taborsky, Dipl. (Prague, Czechoslovakia)
Faculty listed in 1975–76
J. Uhde, M.A.(Purkyne’s University, Brno Czechoslovakia), Ph.D.(Waterloo)
Course Descriptions ve 301 Fine Arts
Requirements for Fine Arts General B.A. in Art
To fulfil! the requirements for a general degree in Fine Arts students must take 12 half courses in Fine Arts, including 110*, 111*, 120*, 121*. Of the eight remaining half courses at least four must be on the third year level. Courses in music 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 part of their regular programme where their departments so direct.
Undergraduate Course Descriptions— Fine Arts
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.
Lab fee, Fall, 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* or .wssent of instructor
FINE 211 Modern Art 2
A survey of modern art examining the development of 20th 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* or consent of instructor
FINE 212 Italian Renaissance Art 1 .
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 inconography through
the end of the 15th century.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 110*/111*, or consent of instructor
FINE 213 Italian Renaissance Art 2
A continuation of Fine Art 212* starting with the masters of the High Renaissance, Leonardi, Raphael, and Michelangelo, and proceeding through Mannerism, Baroque, and Rococo in Florence, Venice and Rome.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 212* or consent of instructor
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 (paint, materials, and preparation of painting surfaces) will be presented through studio projects.
Lab. fee.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 120*
FINE 221 Fundamentals of Painting 2
The creation of both non-objective and representational forms on a two-dimensional surface using oil as a painting medium.
Lab fee.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
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. Lab fee
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 120*
FINE 223 Fundamentals of Sculpture 2
A continuation of Fine Arts 222* with an emphasis *‘ on independent problems. Lab fee.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 222*
Winter term
FINE 224 Introductory Graphics 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. Lab fee. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 120*
Course Descriptions Fine Arts
FINE 225 Introductory Graphics
A continuation of Fine Arts 224* Prerequisite 224*
Winter term
FINE 226 Introductory Graphics 2 (General Printmaking)
Introductory course in materials and methods of printmaking.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 120* or consent of instructor
FINE 226A Introductory etching with emphasis on Intaglio
printing.
Fall term
FINE 226B Introductory woodcut and wood engraving.
Not offered in 1975–76.
FINE 227 Scientific Drawing
Through studio experiences, students wil] learn techniques for making accurate scale drawings of biological subjects in line and value, using various media. Methods of preparing drawings for reproduction will be included.
No prerequisite
Fall term
FINE 228 Applied Arts :
The history, design and practice of various applied arts will be explored in slide lectures and studio projects, Specific arts will varyfrom year to year: current offerings are given below.
FINE 228A Expressive Textile Forms
The history of textile arts and the problems of design for textile media will be explored, combining lectures and studio projects in both two and three dimensional expressive forms. Traditional textile materials and methods will be applied to the creation of contemporary expressive and autonomous forms. Students will supply their own materials..
FINE 228B The Visual Arts and the Theatre
An introduction to the problems of designing for the theatre. Work for the course will include the preparation of drawings and models as well as practical experience in the theatre.
projects. Specific arts will vary from year to year: No prerequisite for Fine Arts majors; otherwise, consent of instructor
Fall term
FINE 234 Introduction to Film Making 1
Basic introduction to the field of audio visual media: principle techniques and methods; scripting, production and directing; camera, sound and editing techniques; film forms.
Photo supplies, film stock and processing at student expense. (Super 8mm). Lab Fee Prerequisite: Fine Arts 120* or consent of instructor Fall term
FINE 235 Introduction to Film Making 2
Practical introduction to film techniques. Theory, experiments and assignments in script writing, pro-
duction planning, directing, editing and camera work.
Further differentiation in film forms. Lab fees. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 234* Winter term
FINE 244 History of Film 1
General history of world cinema in its silent era (1895-1928), covering the work of outstanding directors and important movements and their contribution to the film medium as an independent art form. (Regular screening of a variety of films.)
Film fee
Fall term
FINE 245 History of Film 2 Sound Film
A continuation of Fine Art 244*: the expression
of film history into the sound era (since 1929) including the most recent period.
(Regular screening of a variety of films.)
Film fee
Winter term
FINE 246 Religion and Film 1 (Religious Studies 266R*)
A theological approach to the study of film as a world-transforming phenomenon for man. An assessment of film’s special characteristics as an art form capable of addressing man’s quest for a significant existence. Consideration of a wide range of films and directors, with particular emphasis on Ingmar Bergman.
Film fee $5.00
FINE 247 Religion in Film 2 (Religious Studies 267R*)
An exploration of selected themes — death, evil, guilt, fate, alienation, love, redemption — in the films of several of today’s leading directors: Bunuel, Pasolini, Kurosawa, Fellini; Antonioni, Polanski.
Film fee $5.00
FINE 310 (C. Civ. 351*) Greek Art and Architecture
A survey of the art and architecture of the ancient Greek world from the Minoan to the Hellenistic periods.
3 lectures, Consult Classics listing
Course Descriptions : 303 Fine Arts .
FINE 311 (C. Civ. 352*) Roman Art and Architecture
A survey of the art and architecture of the Roman
‘world from Etruscan to Imperial times.
3 lectures, Consult Classics listing
FINE 314 Medieval Art 1
A survey of painting, sculpture, architecture, and related arts from the time of early Christian art to the emergence of the Romanesque style, and including the Byzantine art of this period.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 110*/111* or consent of instructor
FINE 315 Medieval Art 2
A survey of painting, sculpture, architecture, and related arts commencing with the Romanesque period, continuing through to the beginning of the late Gothic period, and including Byzantine art to the capture of Constantinople.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 314* or consent of instructor
FINE 316 Canadian Native Art
The arts and crafts of Canadian Indian and Inuit (Eskimo) peoples are examined with slide lectures, films, and student presentations.
No prerequisites. Fall term
FINE 317 Canadian Art 2
A continuation of Fine Arts 316*. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 316*
FINE 319 Contemporary Art
A seminar exploring contemporary artistic concepts through critical analysis, historical correlations, discussions with artists and visits to studios and galleries.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor
Winter term
FINE 320 Advanced Painting 1
An exploration of the technique of watercolour painting as a means of creating both non-objective and representational forms on a two-dimensional surface. Lab fee.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 220* or consent of instructor Winter term
FINE 321 Advanced Painting 2
A A continuation of Fine Arts 220* with emphasis on independent problems. Lab fee.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 220*
FINE 322 Advanced Sculpture 1
Exploration of sculpture problems, specifically the organization and integration of three dimensional objects in a rea] environment. Lab fee. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 222*
FINE 323 Advanced Sculpture 2
A continuation of Fine 322* with emphasis on independent problems. Lab fee.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 222*
FINE 323A Assemblage
A two and three dimensional study of the various aspects of assemblage, including visual poetry, processes, events, conceptualization, structuralism. Fall term
FINE 324 Advanced Drawing
A course in which drawing is investigated as a means of expression and communication. An understanding of the human figure — its structure, its movement, and its connotation — will be a central goal of the work. Objects and the landscape will also be studied as sources of artistic possibility. The student will be encouraged to experiment with imagery, to develop personal vision, and to devise individual formal modes of expression. Lab fee.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 224 and consent of instructor
FINE 325 Advanced Drawing 2
A continuation of Fine Arts 324*.
FINE 326 Advanced Printmaking 1
The practice and study of various graphic techniques with emphasis on coloured intaglio, silk screen, and photographic processes. Lab fee.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 226*
FINE 327 Advanced Printmaking 2 :
A continuation of Fine Arts 326* with emphasis on independent problems. Lab fee.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 326*
_328* Caligraphy
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 Roman, Uncial, Gothic, Italic and Contemporary free scripts. Lab fee.
No prerequisites
FINE 329 Illustration
Studio work in techniques and theory of book illustration, together with slide lectures on the history of printed forms.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor
Winter term
FINE 334 Advanced Film Making 1
Further exploration in documentary film. Visual significance, motivation and other aspects of script writing. Film Stock and processing paid by students. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 234* and 235*. Fall term
Course Descriptions Fine Arts
FINE 335 Advanced Film Making 2
Examination of production methods in film and TV industry. Production of films. Lab fee.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 334*
FINE 346R Special Topics in Film
Special topics will be announced from year to year.
FINE 370 Film Theory 1 (Anatomy of Film)
Discussion of the aesthetic aspects of cinematographic work (principles known as “film language”). Prerequisite: consent of instructor
FINE 371 Film Theory 2 (Film Aesthetics and Criticism)
An extension of Fine Arts 370*. The main accent will be placed upon major theories of cinematography, such as those of Kracauer, Metz, and Eisenstein, and upon the development of the students own judgment in the form of critical expression.
The impact of the film medium upon modern society will also be discussed as well as the relationship between film and television.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 370*, Winter term
FINE 390 Selected Subjects in Fine Arts
Research and reading courses under the direction of individual instructors.
Admission by consent of instructor. Fall term
FINE 391 Selected Subjects in Fine Arts
Research and reading courses under the direction of individual instructors.
Admission by consent of instructor. Winter term
FINE 392 Selected Subjects in Fine Arts
Studio and practice under the direction of individual instructors.
Admission by consent of instructor. Fall term
FINE 393 Selected Subjects in Fine Arts
Studio and practice courses under the direction of individual instructors.
Admission by consent of the Instructor. Winter term
FINE 420 Senior Seminar in Graphics Techniques 1
Admission by consent of instructor Fall term
FINE 421 Senior Seminar in Graphics Techniques 2
Admission by consent of instructor Winter term
FINE 434 Senior Seminar in Film Techniques 1
Extended study and practice of film forms and techniques. Production of films wtth pedagogic value. Film stock and processing paid by the students. Prerequisites: Fine Arts 334 and 335
Fall term
FINE 435 Senior Seminar in Film Techniques 2
Continuation of 434. Production of films based on fiction. Film stock and processing paid by students. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 434
Winter term
FINE 470 Senior Seminar in Film Concepts 1
Admission by consent of instructor
FINE 471 Senior Seminar in Film Concepts 2
Admission by consent of instructor
FINE 472 Senior Seminar in Graphics Concepts 1
Admission by consent of instructor
FINE 473 Senior Seminar in Graphics Concepts 2
Admission by consent of instructor
FINE 490 Senior Honours Presentation 1
Each student will work under the direction of a Fine Arts faculty member on an advanced creative project; the result of this endeavour will be presented in the form of an exhibition or its equivalent (i.e.: film, illustrated book, portfolio, or essay), which will be examined by faculty members of Fine Arts and also where pertinent, by members of other departments.
Required of all students in Honours Fine Arts Admission by permission only
FINE 491 Senior Honours Presentation 2 A continuation of Fine Arts 490*
Admission by permission only
Requirements for Fine Arts General B.A. Degree in Music
To fulfill the requirements for a general degree in Fine Arts in Music, students must take the equivalent of 14 half course in Music including 150G*/151G*, 254*G/255G*, 351G*/352G* and 2 half courses in Materials of Music available by cross-registration at Wilfrid Laurier University. Besides, students must demonstrate competence on one instrument (including voice) equal to Grade 10 standing at the Toronto conservatory of Music. The remaining courses must be selected in consultation with the Music Faculty. Students from any faculty may take courses in Music on an elective basis.
Course Descriptions , ; 305 . Fine Arts