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)
86 courses in the 1983–84 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 1983–84
Professor, Chairman 4.M. Urquhart, BFA (Buffalo)
Professors
V. Burnett, BS (Columbia), MA (California)
N.L. Patterson, BA (Washington)
Faculty listed in 1983–84
Associate Professor
P. Forsyth’, AB (Mount Holyoke), MA, PhD (Toronto) Recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award
D.I. MacKay, BFA (Mt. Allison), MFA (Cornell)
Assistant Professors
A. Green, BFA (Art. Institute of Chicago)
B. Irland, BFA (Ilinois), MFA (Massachusetts)
Faculty listed in 1983–84
E. Kilman, MA, PhD (Toronto)
A. Roberts, BA (Quei/ph), MA (Claremont)
J. Uhde, MA (Purkyne's University
Brno), PhD (Waterloo)
Adjunct Faculty
Faculty listed in 1983–84
M. Bird, BA, MA, PhD (lowa)
P. Swann, BA, MA (Oxford), DLitt (Brock), DLitt (Queen's)
Faculty members holding cross appointments to Fine Arts from: "Classical Studies
Course Descriptions
Courses not offered in the current academic year are listed at the end of this section.
Art History Offerings
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.
Course Descriptions 325
Fine Arts
FINE 210 Modern Art 1F 3C O05
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 and Northern Renaissance Art 1F 3G 0.5
A survey of the innovations in European painting, sculpture, and architecture between 1260 and 1500.
Prereq: FINE 111 or consent of instructor.
FINE 213 Italian and Northern Renaissance Art 2W 3C 0.5
Acontinuation of FINE 212 starting with the masters of the High Renaissance and concluding with the art of the Mannerists.
Prereq: FINE 212 or consent of instructor.
FINE 214 Medieval Art and ArchitectureF 3C 0.5
A study of Early Christian Romanesque and Gothic Art.
Prereq: FINE 111 or consent of instructor.
FINE 219 Canadian ArtF 3C 0.5
A survey that begins with the art of
British and French settlers in the 17th
century and concludes with developments in contemporary Canadian art.
FINE 310 Greek Art and Architecture (C CIV 351)F 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 ArchitectureW,S 3C 0.5
(C CIV 352)
A survey of the art and architecture of the Roman world from Etruscan to Imperial times.
Consult Classical Studies
FINE 316 Canadian Native ArtF 3C 0.5
The arts and crafts of Canadian Indian and Inuit (Eskimo) peoples are examined with slide lectures, films, and ; student presentations.
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.
FINE 390 Selected Subjects in Fine ArtsF R O56
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. 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. Admission by consent of instructor.
FINE 391 Selected Subjects in Fine ArteW R 0.5
Research and reading courses under the direction of individual instructors. Admission by consent of instructor.
FINE 472 Senior Seminar 1F R O05
Admission by consent of instructor.
FINE 473 Senior Seminar 2W R 0.5
Admission by consent of instructor.
FINE 490 Senior Honours Presentation 1F,S S,std,R 0.5
Course description is on p. 328.
FINE 490A Senior General SeminarF S,std,R 0.5
Course description is on p. 328.
FINE 491 Senior Honours Presentation 2W Sstd,.R 0.5
Course description is on p. 328.
FINE 491A Senior General Seminar 2W S,stdZ.R 0.5
Course description is on p. 328.
Not offered 1983-84.
FINE 215 Baroque Art
Listed without a description.
FINE 218 Western Religious Art
Listed without a description.
FINE 313 Special Topics in 19th Century Art
Listed without a description.
FINE 318 Canadian Ethnic and Traditional Art
Listed without a description.
FINE 319A Special Topics in 20th Century Art: 1900-1940
Listed without a description.
FINE 319B Special Topics in 20th Century Art: 1940-1970
Listed without a description.
FINE 250 History of Fitm 1 - Silent FilmF 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 silent medium as an independent art form. Regular film screenings.
Film fee.
FINE 251 History of Film 2 - Sound Film Acontinuation of FINE 250. TheW DMC 0.5
expression of film history into the sound era (since 1929) including the most recent period. Regular film screenings. Prereq: A film course or consent of instructor.
Film fee.
FINE 252 Film and the Quest for Meaning 1F 2C,1D 0.5
An exploration of spiritual themes and issues in the cinema. An assessment of film’s special characteristics as an art form capable of addressing the human quest for a significant existence. Emphasis upon the fitms of Ingmar Bergman.
Cross-listed as RS 266.
Film tee: $5.
FINE 253 Film and the Quest for Meaning 2W 2C,1D 0.5
A consideration of selected themes — death, evil, guilt, fate, alienation, courage, love, redemption — in the films of several of today's leading directors. Emphasis upon a variety of directors from divergent cultural backgrounds.
Cross-listed as RS 267.
Film fee: $5.
Course Descriptions
Fine Arts
FINE 255R Film as Social CriticismW 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 goais, social realities and dreams, and the quest for individual and cultural identity.
Film fee $5.
FINE 258W 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.
FINE 270W 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 271W 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 270W, any other film course or consent of instructor.
This is a WLU course for Film Studies Majors/Minors only.
FINE 350 French Film After 1945F D,C 0.5
A study of major achievements of the French cinema after World War II. Discussion and comparison of the two main creative impulses of the period: the “Academic tradition” of the 40’s and 50's, and the rebellious nouvelle vague of the 60’s. (Bresson, Carné, Ophiils, Renoir, Chabrol, Godard, Matle, Truffaut, Resnais, and others.) Regular film screenings .
Prereq: A Film course or consent of instructor.
Film fee.
FINE 351 East European Film After 1945W D.C 0.5
A study of the development of motion picture art in Eastern Europe after World War II. Selected works of major
directors of Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, the USSR and Yugoslavia will be discussed, as well as characteristic features of East European cinema as a whole. (Chytilova, Forman, Jancs6, Makavejev, Tarkovski, Wajda, and others.) .
Regular fiim screenings.
Prereq: A Film course or consent of instructor.
Film fee.
FINE 356R Special Topics in Film= 0.5/0.5
Special topics will be announced from year to year.
FINE 3980 F R OS
Selected Subjects in Fine Arts Research and reading courses under the direction of individual instructors. Admission by 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 470 Senior Seminar in Film Concepts 1F 0.5
Film screenings.
Admission by consent of instructor.
FINE 471 Senior Seminar in Film Concepts 2W 0.5
Film screenings.
Admission by consent of instructor.
FINE 490 Senior Honours Presentation 1F S,std,R 0.5 .
Course description is on p. 328.
- FINE 491 W Sstd,R 0.5
Sentor Honours Presentation 2 Course description is on p. 328.
FINE 360 Film Theory 1
Not offered in 1983–84.
FINE 361 Film Theory 2 STUDIO OFFERINGS
Not offered in 1983–84.
FINE 120 Fundamentals of Visual Art 1‘FW 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 Fundamentals of Visual Art 2 Acontinuation of FINE 120 withW 6std 0.5
emphasis on colour.
Prereq: FINE 120
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. Prereq: FINE 120/121 or consent of instructor. Lab fee.
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 twodimensional surface.
Prereq: FINE 120/121.
Lab fee.
FINE 221 Fundamentais of Painting 2W,S 6std 0.5
A continuation of the studio projects - begun in FINE 220 with a greater emphasis on the development of individual expression.
Prereq: FINE 220 or consent of instructor. Lab fee.
FINE 222 Fundamentals of Sculpture 1F 6std 0.5
An introduction to sculpture. Threedimensional form will be explored with the emphasis on the handling of clay and wood as an expressive medium enhanced by surface treatment. Prereq: FINE 120/121
Lab fee.
FINE 223 Fundamentals of Sculpture 2W,S 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. Prereq: FINE 222.
Lab fee.
FINE 224 Introduction to DrawingF 4std 0.5
Half the time will be devoted to drawing fram 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. Prereq: FINE 120/121
Lab fee.
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FINE 225 Analytical Figure DrawingW,S 6std 0.5
Analytical figure drawing from the model will be combined with a study of human anatomy for artists.
Prereq: FINE 120/121
Lab fee.
FINE 226 Printmaking
Introduction to materials and methods of printmaking. Current offerings are given below.
FINE 226A Printmaking (Intaglio) ©W 4std 0.5
An introduction to basic intaglio techniques including etching and engraving through workshops, class demonstrations and field trips. Prereq: FINE 120/121 or consent of instructor.
Lab fee.
FINE 226B Printmaking (Relief)W 4std 0.5
An introduction of relief printing including collograph, wood block, lino cut and type using press and non-press materials to make print images ina series of workshops, demionstrations and field trips.
Prereq: FINE 226A or permission of instructor.
Lab fee.
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 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 228C Images and EffigiesW &3std 0.5
A study of contemporary and historical images and effigies in art, ritual, and popular culture, and a series of studio projects in which three-dimensional images are constructed.
FINE 228D Applied GraphicsF 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 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. Prereq: FINE 220/221 or consent of instructor.
Lab fee.
FINE 321 ” Advanced PaintingW 6std 0.5
A continuation of Fine Arts 320 with.a further emphasis on independent problems.
Prereq: FINE 320 or consent of instructor.
Lab fee.
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. Prereq: FINE 222/223.
Lab fee.
FINE 323 Advanced Sculpture 2W 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 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 tarmal means of expression.
Prereq: FINE 224 or consent of lnstructor.
Lab foe.
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.
Admission by permission of instructor. Lab fee. .
FINE 328 CalligraphyF 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, Halic 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. Prereqg: Consent of Instructor.
FINE 392 Selected Subjects in Fine ArtsF Rstd 0.5
Studio and practice courses under the direction of individual instructors. Admission by consent of Instructor.
FINE 393 Selected Subjects in Fine ArtsW Rstd 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 472 Senior Seminar 1F R O56
Admission by consent of instructor.
ta Course Descriptions
Fine Arts
FINE 473 Senior Seminar 2W R O5
Admission by consent of instructor.
FINE 480 Senior Honours Presentation 1F,S SstaR 0.5
Each student will work under the direction of a Fine Arts faculty member on an advanced creative or research 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 490A Senior General SeminarF S,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 wil! participate in group critiques and discussions.
- Required of all 4 year General Fine Arts
students. Admission by permission only.
FINE 491 Senior Honours Presentation 2W S std,R 0.5
A continuation of FINE 490. Admission by permission only.
FINE 491A Senior General Seminar 2W Ssstd,R 0.5
A continuation of FINE 490A
An optional course for 4 year General Fine Arts students.
Admission by permission only.
FINE 223A Clay Studies from the Human Form
Not offered in 1983–84.
FINE 226C Printmaking (Screen)
Not offered in 1983–84.
FINE 228E Photography for Artists
Not offered in 1983–84.
FINE 229A Experimental Explorations
Not offered in 1983–84.
FINE 323A Assemblage Department of French
Not offered in 1983–84.