FINE 317 Canadian Art Canadian Art
Inter-Disciplinary Social Science
Fine Arts (FINE)
68 courses in the 1977–78 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 1977–78
Professor, Chairman V. Burnett, BS (Columbia), MA (California) (Sabbatical 1977-78)
Professor A.M. Urquhart, BFA (Buffalo) (Acting Chairman 1977-78)
Associate Professors N.L. Patterson, BA (Washington) H. Martens, BA, MA (Minnesota), PhD (Columbia)
Assistant Professors
B. Irland, BFA (Illinois), MFA (Massachusetts)
W. Janzen Jr., BMus (Manitoba), MM (Wisconsin), AMM, G
D.1!. MacKay, BFA (Mt. Allison), MFA (Cornell)
Faculty listed in 1977–78
J.Uhde, MA (Purkyne’s University, Brno, Czechoslovakia), PhD (Waterloo)
Lecturers
Faculty listed in 1977–78
C. Crockford, BEd (Alberta), MA (UBC) E. Kliman, MA (Toronto)
A. Roberts
Course Descriptions © Fine Arts ‘.
Undergraduate Course Descriptions — Fine Arts
FINE 110 Introduction to World Art 1F 3C 0.5
A comparative survey of Prehistoric and Ancient Art, and of Oriental, African, New World, and Oceanian Art, emphasizing visual form as an expression of its historical and cultural context.
No prereq.
FINE 111 Introduction to World Art 2W 3c 0.5
A comparative survey of Western Art from the Classical to the Modern period, emphasizing visual form as an expression of its historical and cultural context. Prereq: Fine 110
FINE 120 Fundamentals of Visual Art 1F 1C,1std 0.5
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
FINE 121 Fundamentals of Visual Art 2W 3std 0.5
A continuation of Fine 120 with emphasis on colour. Prereq: Fine 120
FINE 210 Modern Art 1F 27S 0.5
An examination of the history of Modern Art from the late 18th century up to the time of Impressionism.
Prereq: Fine 110/111 or consent of instructor
FINE 211 Modern Art 2W 22S 0.5
A continuation of Fine210, commencing with Impressionism and proceeding through the major trends of the early 20th century up to the contemporary period. Prereq: Fine 210 or consent of instructor
FINE 212 Italian Renaissance Art 1F 3S 0.5
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.
Prereq: Fine 110/111, or consent of instructor
FINE 213 Italian Renaissance Art 2W 3C,S 0.5
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. Prereq: Fine 212 or consent of instructor
FINE 214 British ArtF C,S 0.5
Anexamination of British Art from the sixteenth century up to the modern period. -
Prereq: Fine 110/111 or consent of instructor.
FINE 215 Art of the United StatesW C,S 0.5
An examination of the art of the United States from the seventeenth century up to the modern period.
Prereq: Fine Fine 110/111 or consent of instructor.
FINE 218 Western Religious Art
Listed without a description.
FINE 222 Fundamentals of Sculpture 1F 3std 0.5
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.
Prereq: Fine 120/121
FINE 223 Fundamentals of Sculpture 2W 3std 0.5
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.
Course Descriptions , 7 297 Fine Arts
FINE 224 Introduction to DrawingF 4std 0.5
Half the time will be devoted to drawing from the model and the remainder to a series of drawing concepts. At
least one field trip will be included: Art Gallery of Ontario or the Albright Knox in Buffalo. Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine 120/121
FINE 225 General DrawingW 4std 0.5
Analytical and expressive drawing in a variety of media. Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine 120/121
FINE 226 Printmaking
Introduction to materials and methods of printmaking.
Current offerings are given below.
FINE 226A F std 0.5
introductory etching with emphasis on intaglio printing. Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine 120/121
FINE 226B W std 0.5
Introductory relief printing with emphasis on woodcut. Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine 120/121
FINE 226C W std 0.5
Introductory silkscreen. Lab fee. Prereq: Fine 120/121
FINE 227 Scientific DrawingW std 0.5
Through studio experiences, students will 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.
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 vary from year to year: current offerings are given below.
FINE 228A Expressive Textile FormsW C,Std 0.5
The history of textile arts and 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
Listed without a description.
FINE 228C Images and EffigiesW Cystd 0.5
A study of contemporary and historical images. and effigies in art, ritual, and drama, and a series of studio projects in which three-dimensional images are constructed.
FINE 234 Introduction to Film Making 1
Listed without a description.
FINE 235 Introduction to Film Making 2
Listed without a description.
FINE 244 History of Film 1F
General history of world cinema in its silent era (1885-1928), covering the work of outstanding directors and important movements and the contribution to the film medium as an independent art form. (Regular screening of a variety of films.) Film Fee.
D,C 5
FINE 245 History of Film 2 Sound FilmW D,Cc 0.5
A continuation of Fine 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.
Fine 246 J 5
Religion and Film 1 (Religious Studies 266R)
A theological approach to the study of film as a worldtransforming 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 SA a)
Religion in Film 2 (Religious Studies 267R) Anexploration 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
Course Descriptions
Fine Arts
FINE 310 Greek Art and Architecture (C Civ 351)3c 5
Asurvey of the art and architecture of the ancient Greek world from the Minoan to the Hellenistic periods. Consult Classics listing.
FINE 311 (C Civ352) Roman Art and Architecture
Listed without a description.
FINE 312 Renaissance Art Outside Italy 1
Listed without a description.
FINE 313 Renaissance Art Outside Italy 2
Listed without a description.
FINE 314 Medieval Art 1F
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.
Prereq: Fine 110/111 or consent of the instructor
CS 5
FINE 315 Medieval Art 2W
Asurvey 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.
Prereq: Fine 314 or consent of instructor
CS 5
FINE 316 Canadian Native ArtF 0.5
The arts and crafts of Canadian Indian and Inuit (Eskimo) peoples are examined with slide lectures, films, and student presentations.
No prereq. Fine317' W 5 Canadian Art
An examination of Canadian Art extending through the important styles of settiers, especially from Britain and France, in the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to the development of the nationalist styles of early twentieth century, culminating in contemporary Canadian art.
No prereq.
FINE 318 Canadian Ethnic and Traditional Arts
Listed without a description.
FINE 319 Contemporary ArtF 0.5
A seminar exploring contemporary artistic concepts through critical analysis, historical correlation
‘ discussions with artists and visits to studios and galleries.
Prereq: consent of instructor
FINE 320 Advanced Painting 1
Listed without a description.
FINE 320A Watercolour PaintingF std 0.5
An exploration of the technique of watercolour painting as a means of creating both non-objective and representational forms on a two-dimensional surface. Prereq: Fine 220 or consent of instructor
FINE 321 Advanced Painting 2W std 0.5
A continuation of Fine 320 with emphasis on independent problems.
Fine322.—=O*#F 5
Advanced Sculpture 1
An introduction to clay, glaze materials and firing techniques. Three dimensional form will be explored with the emphasis on the handling of clay as an expressive medium, enhanced by surface treatment and a variety of firing procedures. Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine 222 or consent of instructor
FINE 323 Advanced Sculpture 2W 0.5
A continuation of Ceramic Sculpture (322). Organization and integration of sculptural concepts in clay to developa series of sculptures using a choice of materials and techniques learned in 322.
Prereq: Fine 322
FINE 323A AssemblageW
Atwoand three dimensional study of the various aspects of assemblage, including visual poetry, processes, events, conceptualization, structuralism.
S,std 5
FINE 324 Advanced Drawing ~F std 0.5
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 means of expressions.
Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine 224 and consent of instructor
FINE 325 Advanced Drawing 2 Continuation of Fine 324W std 0.5
FINE 326 Advanced Printmaking 1
Listed without a description.
FINE 327 Advanced Printmaking 2W std 0.5
Acontinuation of Fine 326 with emphasis on independent problems. Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine 326
FINE 328 CalligraphyF
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 Fraktur.
Lab fee. No prereq
C,std 5
FINE 329 Illustration
Listed without a description.
FINE 334 Advanced Film Making 1
Listed without a description.
FINE 335 Advanced Film Making 2
Listed without a description.
FINE 348R The Films of Chaplin
Listed without a description.
FINE 349R The Films of FelliniF
An historical and thematic consideration of the cinema of Frederico Fellini, with attention to motifs, style, and development in the overall work.
Prereq: Fine 244/245 or Fine 246/247
(RS 266R/267R) or consent of instructor.
2C,1D 5
FINE 370 Film Theory 1 (Anatomy of Film)F D,std 0.5
Discussion of the aesthetic aspects of cinematographic work (principles known as “film language’).
Prereq: consent of instructor
FINE 371 Film Theory 2 (Film Aesthetics and Criticism)W D,std 0.5
An extension of Fine 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.
Prereq: Fine'370
FINE 390 Selected Subjects in Fine ArtsF R 0.5
Research and reading courses under the direction of individual instructors.
Admission by consent of instructor
FINE 390A Methods in the History of ArtF iS) 0.5
For students planning a Senior Honours Presentation in Art History as it is currently understood. Students will examine methods of formal and stylistic analysis, iconographical interpretation and the application of social and political history to understanding of works of art. Required of all art history majors who take
Fine 490/491.
Prereq: consent of instructor
FINE 391 Selected Subjects in Fine ArtsW R 0.5
Research and reading courses under the direction of individual instructors.
Admission by consent of instructor.
FINE 392 Selected Subjects in Fine ArtsF R,std 0.5
Studio and practice under the direction of individual instructors.
Admission by consent of instructor.
FINE 393 Selected Subjects in Fine ArtsW R,std 0.5
Studio and practice courses under the direction of individual instructors.
Admission by consent of the instructor.
FINE 420 Senior Seminar in Graphics Techniques 1F std,S 0.5
Admission by consent of instructor
FINE 421 Senior Seminar in Graphics Techniques 2W S,std 0.5
Admission by consent of instructor
FINE 434 Senior Seminar in Film Techniques 1
Listed without a description.
FINE 435 Senior Seminar in Film Techniques 2
Listed without a description.
FINE 470 Senior Seminar in Fiim Concepts 1F 0.5
Admission by consent of instructor
FINE 471 Senior Seminar in Film Concepts 2W 0.5
Admission by consent of instructor
Course Descriptions Fine Arts
Fine 472 std 5 Senior Seminar in Graphics Concepts 1 Admission by consent of instructor
Fine 473 std 5 Senior Seminar in Graphics Concepts 2 Admission by consent of instructor
Fine 490 S,std,R 5
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 ofan 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 S,std,R 5 Senior Honours Presentation 2 A continuation of Fine 490 Admission by permission only
FINE 348R - The Films of Chaplin
Listed without a description.
FINE 349R The Films of Fellini Geography
Listed without a description.