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.
Fine Arts (FINE)
77 courses in the 1980–81 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Notes
Department of Fine Arts
Faculty listed in 1980–81
Associate Professor, Chairman N. L. Patterson, BA (Washington)
Professors V. Burnett, BS (Columbia), MA (California) A.M. Urquhart, BFA (Buffalo)
Faculty listed in 1980–81
Associate Professor D. |. MacKay, BFA (Mt. Allison), MFA (Cornell)
Assistant Professors
A. Green, BFA (Art Instit. of Chicago)
B. trland, BFA (I/linois), MFA (Massachusetts)
Faculty listed in 1980–81
E. Kliman, MA, PhD (Toronto)
A. Roberts, BA (Guelph)
Faculty listed in 1980–81
J. Unde, MA (Purkyne's University Brno, Czechoslovakia), PhD (Waterloo)
Course Descriptions
FINE 316 Canadian Art
Listed without a description.
FINE 317 Canadian Art Inter-Disciplinary Social Science
Listed without a description.
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.
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 3C 0.5
An examination of the history of Modern Art from the late 18th century up to the time of impressionism.
FINE 211 Modern Art 2W 3C 0.5
A continuation of Fine 210, commencing with impressionism and proceeding through the major trends of the early 20th century up to the contemporary period.
FINE 212 Italian Renaissance Art 1F 3C 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.
FINE 213 Italian Renaissance Art 2W 3c 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.
FINE 216 Northern Renaissance and Baroque Art 1400-1700F 3c 0.5
The survey concentrates on artistic developments in Northern Europe, with reference, where appropriate, to the art of Italy.
Prereq: Fine 111 or consent of Instructor.
FINE 217 Medieval Art and Architecture 400 A.D. - 1400 A.DF 3C 0.5
A survey that begins with the paintings of the catacombs and ends with late Gothic book illumination.
Prereq: Fine 111 or consent of instructor.
FINE 218 Western Religious Art Admission by consent of Instructor0.5
FINE 220 Fundamentals of Painting 1F 6std 0.5
An exploration of the problems and possibilities of painting as a vehicle for serious creative expression. The fundamentals of composition and painting techniques will be presented through a series of studio projects. Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine 120/121 or consent of instructor.
FINE 220A Watercolour PaintingF 6std 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. Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine 120/127.
Course Descriptions 313 Fine Arts
FINE 221 Fundamentals of Painting 2W 6std 0.5
A continuation of the studio projects begun in Fine Arts 220 with a greater emphasis on the development of individual expression. Lab fee. Prereq: Fine 220 or consent of instructor
FINE 222 Fundamentals of Sculpture 1F 3 std 0.5
An introduction to clay sculpture. Three-dimensional form will be explored with the emphasis on the handling of clay as an expressive medium enhanced by surface treatment. Primitive reduction and Raku firing methods will be used to understand basic clay and glaze reactions to heat. Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine 120/121. .
FINE 223 Fundamentals of Sculpture 2W 3std 0.5
An introduction to multi-media sculpture. Additive and subtractive use of wood, metal and plaster casting, together with a mastery of threedimensional forms in a variety of media. Lab fee. Prereq: Fine 222.
FINE 223A Clay Studies from the Human FormW 6std 0.5
Three dimensional studies from the model. Hollow fired, terra-cotta portraiture and cement fondu casting of the human figure. Lab fee.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
FINE 224 Introduction to DrawingFLW 4std 0.5
Half the time will be devoted to drawing from the
mode! 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 Analytical Figure DrawingW 6std 0.5
Analytical figure drawing from the model will be combined with a study of human anatomy for artists. Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine 120/121.
Fine 226.
Printmaking
Introduction to materials and methods of printmaking. Current offerings are given below.
FINE 226A Printmaking (Intaglio)F 4std 0.5
An introduction to basic intaglio techniques including etching and engraving through workshops, class demonstrations and field trips. Lab fee. Prereq: Fine 120/121 or consent of instructor.
FINE 226B Printmaking (Relief)W 4std 0.5
An introduction to relief printing including collograph, wood block, lino cut and type using press and non-press materials to make print images in a series of workshops, demonstrations and field trips. Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine 226A or permission of instructor.
FINE 226C Printmaking (Screen)W 6std 0.5
An introduction to screen printing, with emphasis on exploration of ink properties and stencil techniques. Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine 120/121 or conesnt of instructor.
FINE 227 Scientific Drawing— 0.5
Admission by consent of Instructor.
FINE 228 Applied Arts
The history, design and practice of various applied arts will be explored in slide Jectures and studio projects. Specific arts will vary from year to year; current offerings are given below.
FINE 228A Expressive Textile FormsW 3std 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 244 History of Film 1F DC 0.5
General history of world cinema in its silent era (1895-1929), covering the work of outstanding directors, important movements and the contribution to the film medium as an independent art form. (Regular screening of a variety of films.) Film fee.
FINE 245 History of Film 2 - Sound FilmW DC 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.
Course Descriptions Fine Arts
FINE 246 Religion and Film 1 (Religious Studies 266R)F 20,1D 0.5
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 fora 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 267A)F 2C,1D 0.5
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 248R Film as Social CriticismS,F 2C,1D 0.5
Cinema as “prophetic voice,” exploring the films of various directors as they pertain to selected themes which include technology and dehumanization, individual and collective goals, social realities and dreams, and the quest for individual and cultural identity. Film fee $5.00.
FINE 310 Greek Art and Architecture (C Civ 351)3C 0.5
A survey of the art and architecture of the ancient Greek world from the Minoan to the Hellenistic periods.
Consult Classical Studies.
FINE 311 Roman Art and Architecture (C Civ 352)3C 0.5
A survey of the art and architecture of the Roman world from Etruscan to Imperial times.
Consult Classical Studies.
FINE 313 Special Topics in 19th Century ArtW 3C 0.5
An in-depth study with particular emphasis on the character of Neoclassic, Romantic and Realist art. Honours Arts History majors interested in 19th century are encouraged to use the course as preparation for their 4th year Honours presentation. Prereq: Fine 210 or consent of instructor.
FINE 316 Canadian Native ArtF 3C 0.5
The arts and crafts of Canadian tndian and Inuit (Eskimo) peoples are examined with slide lectures, films, and student presentations.
FINE 317 Canadian ArtW 3C 0.5
An examination of Canadian Art extending through the important styles of settlers, 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.
FINE 318 Canadian Ethnic and Traditional Arts0.5
Admission by consent of Instructor.
FINE 319 Contemporary ArtW 3C 0.5
A seminar exploring the contemporary avant garde art movements through critical analysis, historical correlation, discussions with artists and trips to Toronto and New York. Topics covered will include environmental sculpture, conceptual trends, earth works, performance, technology, postal art, and the business aspects of art.
No prerequisite.
FINE 319A Special Topics in 20th Century Art: 1900-1940W 3c 0.5
An in-depth study of the major innovations in early 20th century painting, sculpture and architecture. Honours Art History majors interested in the modern period are encouraged to use this course as preparation for their 4th year honours presentation. Prereq: Fine 211 or consent of Instructor.
FINE 319B Special Topics in 20th Century Art: 1940-1970W 3C 0.5
A survey of the major movements during the thirty year period following the beginning of World War li, including Op Art, Action Painting, the Beat Consciousness, Happenings, Pop Art, Assemblage, Post-Painterly Abstraction and Field Painting, and Kinetic and Light Sculpture.
FINE 320 Advanced Painting 1F 6std 0.5
Drawing upon the experience gained in Fine 220/221 this course will emphasize the student’s individual development as a beginning painter, through
independent problems, along with class discussions |
and individual critiques. Lab fee. Prereq: Fine 220/221 or consent of instructor.
FINE 321 Advanced PaintingW 6std 0.5
A continuation of Fine Arts 320 with a further emphasis on independent problems. Lab fee. Prereg: Fine 320 or consent of instructor.
Course Descriptions 315 Fine Arts
FINE 322 Advanced Sculpture 1F 0.5
An exploration of sculpture problems in a variety of media as vehicles for serious creative expression. Wood, metal, glass and soapstone will be used for visual portrayal of spatial ideas. Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine 222/223.
FINE 323 Advanced Sculpture 2W 0.5
Organization and integration of sculptural concepts in clay to develop a series of representational or abstract sculptures. Clay and glaze technology for oxidation stoneware firing will be stressed.
Prereq: Fine 322.
FINE 323A AssemblageW S,std 0.5
A two and three dimensional study of the various aspects of assemblage, including visual poetry, processes, events, conceptualization, and structuralism.
FINE 324 Advanced DrawingF 6std 0.5
A course in which drawing is investigated as a means of expression and communication. The human figure, objects, and the landscape will be studied as sources of artistic imagery. The student will be encouraged to experiment with imagery, to develop personal vision, and to devise individual formal means of expression. Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine Arts 224 or consent of Instructor.
FINE 325 Advanced Drawing 2W 6std 0.5
Continuation of Fine 324.
FINE 326A Advanced Printmaking (Intaglio)F std 0.5
A continuation of printmaking concepts developed in relief/intaglio printing with emphasis on projects/portfolios and individual experimentation. Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine 226A and one of Fine 226B or Fine 226C or consent of Instructor.
FINE 326C Advanced Printmaking (Screen). F std 0.5
Advanced studio in screen printing, with emphasis on photographic stencil techniques. Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine 226C and one of Fine 226A or Fine 226B or consent of Instructor.
FINE 327A Advanced Printmaking (Intaglio)W std 0.5
A senior printmaking studio in relief/intaglio printing with emphasis on projects and individual experimentation. Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine 326A or consent of Instructor.
FINE 327C Advanced Printmaking (Screen)W std 0.5
A continuation of Fine 326C with emphasis on independent problems in large format printing. Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine 326C ar consent of Instructor.
FINE 328 CalligraphyW 3std 0.5
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.
FINE 329 IilustrationF 3std,C 0.5
Studio work in techniques and theory of book illustration, together with stide lectures on the history of printed forms.
Prereq: Consent of Instructor.
FINE 344A Topics in European Film History 1F 3D,C 0.5
Admission by consent of instructor.
FINE 345A Topics in European Film History 2W 3D,C 0.5
Admission by consent of Instructor.
FINE 346R Special Topics in Film0.5/0.5
Special topics will be announced from year to year.
FINE 348R The Films of Chaplin
Listed without a description.
FINE 349R The Films of Fellini
Listed without a description.
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”). Film Fee.
Prereq: Consent of Instructor.
FINE 371 Film Theory 2 (Film Aesthetics and Criticism)W D,2std 0.5
An extension of Fine 370. The main accent wil! 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. Film Fee.
Prereq: Fine 370.
Course Descriptions Fine Arts
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 3S 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 Instructor.
FINE 420 Senior Graphics Techniques 1F 4std 0.5
Admission by consent of Instructor.
FINE 421 Senior Graphics Techniques 2W 4std 0.5
Admission by consent of {nstructor.
FINE 470 Senior Seminar in Film Concepts 1F 0.5
Admission by consent of Instructor.
FINE 471 Senior Seminar in Film Concepts 2W 0.5
Admission by consent of Instructor.
FINE 472 Senior Seminar |F 0.5
Admission by consent of Instructor.
FINE 473 Senior Seminar IIW 0.5
Admission by consent of Instructor.
FINE 490 Senior Honours Presentation 1S,std,R 0.5
Each student will work under the direction of a Fine Arts faculty member on an advanced creative project: The result of this endeavour wilt 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 2S,std,R 0.5
A continuation of Fine 490. Admission by permission only.
Course Descriptions 317
FINE 248R Film as Social Criticism
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FINE 348R The Films of Chaplin
Listed without a description.
FINE 349R The Films of Fellini Course Descriptions 455 Social Development Studies
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