Fine Arts (FINE)
73 courses in the 1981–82 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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Department of Fine Arts
Faculty listed in 1981–82
Associate Professor, Chairman N. L. Patterson, BA (Washington)
Professors V. Burnett, BS (Columbia), MA (California) A. M. Urquhart, BFA (Buffalo)
Faculty listed in 1981–82
Associate Professor D. 1. MacKay, BFA (Mt. Allison), MFA (Cornell}
Assistant Professors A. Green, BFA (Art Instit. of Chicago) B. Irland, BFA (Illinois), MFA (Massachusetts) E. Klimar | .A, PhD (Toronto) A. Rot suites (Guelph), MA (Claremont) J. A, Rel -R ‘urkyne's University Brno, 26 deg peakie), PhD (Waterloo)
Course Descriptions
FINE 316 Canadian Art Canadian Art
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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 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 6std 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 W 6std 0.5
Fundamentals of Visual Art 2
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 1400-17000.5
Offered in Alternate Years.
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 Art0.5
Admission by consent of instructor
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 120/121.
Course Descriptions 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 6std 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 6std 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 6sid 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 DrawingF,W 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 Analytical Figure DrawingW 6std 0.5
Analytical figure drawing from the model wilt 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)Fe4std’ 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) Offered in Alternate Years0.5
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 consent of instructor.
FINE 227 Scientific DrawingW 3std 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 228D Applied GraphicsW 3std 0.5
A studio course using applied graphics techniques, including illustration, typographic composition, and perspective drawing. Methods of preparing work for reproduction will also be explored.
FINE 232W The Film as a Modern MediumF 0.5
A study of the technical problems of filmmaking, leading to the writing, production and editing of a silent film.
This is a WLU course for Film Studies Majors/Minors only..
FINE 233W Sound and Colour in FilmW 0.5
A study of the principles of sound recording for film and of the colour laboratory and its techniques. The students will produce a short colour-sound film. Prereq: Fine 232W, any other film course or consent of instructor.
This is a WLU course for Film Studies Majors/Minors only.
FINE 242W Canadian FilmF 0.5
A study of Canadian Film, from 1895 to the present, based on the screening and analysis of selected films. . . This is a WLU course for Film Studies Majors/Minors only.
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FINE 244 History of Film 1F D,C 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 D,C 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.
Admission by consent of instructor.
FINE 246 Religion and Film 1 (Religious Studies 266R)F 2C,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 for a significant existence. Consideration of a wide range of films and directors, with particular emphasis on Ingmar Bergman. Film fee $5.00.
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FINE 247 Religion in Film 2 (Religious Studies 267R)W,S 20,1D 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, sociai 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 Indian and Mmuit (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 critica! 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: 1900-19400.5
Offered in Alternate Years.
FINE 319B Special Topics in 20th Century Art: 1940-1970F 3C 0.5
A survey of the major movements during the thirty year period following the beginning of World War Hl, including Op Art, Action Painting, the Beat Consciousness, Happenings, Pop Art, Assemblage, Post-Painterly Abstraction and Field Painting, and Kinetic and Light Sculpture.
Course Descriptions Fine Arts
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. Prereq: Fine 320 or consent of instructor.
FINE 322 Advanced Sculpture 1F 6std 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 2| W 6std 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 PrintmakingW | std 0.5
A continuation of printmaking concepts for independent study.
Lab fee.
Admission by permission 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 IllustrationF 3std,C 0.5
Studio work in techniques and theory of book illustration, together with slide lectures on the history of printed forms.
Prereq: Consent of Instructor.
- Fine 344A F 3D,C 0.5 Topics in European Film History 1 The classical period of French film (the 1940’s and 50’s). It will incorporate discussions of filmmakers such as Jean Renoir, Max Ophils, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Carné, René Clément, Claude Autant-Lara, Jacques Becker, Jacques Tati, Robert Bresson. Film fee. Prereq: Another film course or consent of instructor.
FINE 345A Topics in European Film History 2W 3D,C° 0.5
A study of well known international phenomenon of “new wave”. It will deal with the works of cineastes like Jean-Luc Godard, Eric Rohmer, Francois Truffaut, Claude Chabrol, Louis Malle, Alain Resnais, Claude Lelouch, Pierre Etaix, Jacques Rivette, and Agnés Varda. It will also study the influence of the “new wave” movement on other filmmakers during the 1960’s. Film fee.
Prereq: Another film course or consent of instructor.
FINE 346R Special Topics in Film0.5/0.5 _
Special topics will be announced from year to year.
FINE 370 Film Theory 1 (Motion Picture Language) Alternates with Fine 344A
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FINE 371 Film Theory 2 (Motion Picture Theories) Alternates with Fine 345A
Not offered in 1981–82.
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 Instructor.
FINE 470 Senior Seminar in Film Concepts 1F 0.5
Admission by consent of Instructor.
FINE 471 Senior Seminar in Film Concepts 20.6
Admission by consent of Instructor.
FINE 472 Senior Seminar 1F 0.5
Admission by consent of Instructor.
FINE 473 Senior Seminar 2W 0.5
Admission by consent of Instructor.
FINE 490 Senior Honours Presentation 1F SstdR 05 | -
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 ail students in Honours Fine Arts. Admission by permission only.
FINE 490A Senior General SeminarF $,std,R 0.5 .
As in Fine 490, each student will work under the direction of a Fine Arts faculty member on an advanced creative project, and will participate in group critiques and discussions. However, this is a
one term course which will not involve an exhibition.
Required of all 4 year General Fine Arts students. Admission by permissian only.
FINE 491 Senior Honours Presentation 2W S,std,R 0.5
A continuation of Fine 490. Admission by permission only.
Course Descriptions — Fine Arts
FINE 248R Film as Social Criticism Course Descriptions "465 Social Development Studies
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