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)
90 courses in the 1987–88 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
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 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 Kalian and Northern RenaissanceF 3C 0.5
Art 1 A survey of the innovations in European painting, sculpture, and architecture between 1260 and. 1500.
Prereq: FINE 111, or consent of instructor
FINE 213 Allan and Northern Renaissance ArtW 3C 0.5
2 .
A continuation of ANE 212 starting wit
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 Architecture A study of Early Christian RomanesqueF 3C 0.5
and Gothic Art.
Prereq: FINE 111 or consent of instructor
FINE 215 Baroque ArtF 3C 0.5
A study of 17th-century painting, sculpture and architecture in Italy, Spain, Flanders, France and Holland.
Prereq: FINE 111 or consent of instructor
FINE 216 Art of the 18th Century in EuropeF 3C 0.5
A study of painting, sculpture, graphic arts and architecture in 18th century Europe.
FINE 218 Western Religious ArtW 3C 0.5
An introductory survey of the visual art and architecture of Judaism and Christianity in the Common era. The development and subsequent changes in style in places of worship and ceremonial objects and ornaments, and the changing forms of religious expression through visual art will be studied.
FINE 310 Greek Art and ArchitectureW 3 0.5
A survey of the art and architecture of the ancient Greek world from the Minoan to the Hellenistic periods.
Consult Classical Studies
Cross-listed as CLAS 351
FINE 311 Roman Art and Architecture3C 0.5
A survey of the art and architecture of
the Roman world from Etruscan to Impe-
rial times. Consult Classical Studies Cross-listed as CLAS 352
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 318 Canadian Ethnic and Traditional ArtsW 3C 0.5
An historical survey of Canadian ethnic, Folk and traditional arts and crafts with particular focus on the ethnic and traditional arts of the Waterloo Region.
Admission by consent of instructor
ANE 319 W 3C 05
Contemporary Art
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.
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Course Descriptions 16:59 Fine Arts
FINE 319A Special Topics in 20th-Century ArtF 3C 0.5
1900-1940 A 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 the fourth-year Honours presentation.
Prereq: FINE 211 or consent of instructor
FINE 319B Special Topics in 20th-Century ArtF 3C 0.5
1940-1960
A survey of the major movements during the 20 year period following the beginning of World War It, including Op Art, Action Painting, the Beat Consciousness; Happenings, Pop Art, Assemblage, Post- Painterly Abstraction and Field Painting, and Kinetic and Light Sculpture.
FINE 330 Fine Arts Exhibition CuratorshipW 3C 0.5
The development, design, documentation, security, conservation, installation, and interpretation of arts and craft exhibitions will be explored through lectures on the history, purpose and function of fine arts exhibitions; gallery visits; student projects; and the creation and presentation of an actual exhibition.
FINE 390 Selected Subjects In Fine ArtsF R OS
Research and reading courses under the
direction of individual instructors. Admission by consent of instructor.
FINE 390A Methods in the History of ArtW 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 the understanding of works of art. Required of all art history majors who take FINE 490/491 and 490A.
Admission by consent of instructor.
FINE 391 Selected Subjects in Fine ArtsW R O05
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.
16:60 Course Descriptions Fine Arts
FINE 490 Senior Honours Presentation 1F Sjstd.R 0.5
Course description on last page of Studio Offerings.
FINE 490A Senior General SeminarF Sstd,R 0.5
As in Fine Arts 390A, each student will
work under the direction of a Fine Arts
faculty member on an advanced
research project. Required of all fourth-
year general art history majors. Admission by permission only
FINE 491 Senior Honours Presentation 2W Sstd,R 0.5
Course description on last page of Studio Offerings.
FINE 491A Senior General Seminar 2W Sstd.R 0.5
Course description on last page of Studio Offerings
FILM STUDIES OFFERINGS
FINE 250 History of Film 1 (1895-1940)F 3.5L,2D 0.56
General history of world cinema in its silent and early sound era, covering the work of outstanding directors, national productions and movements, and their contribution to the film medium’s development into a prominent art form’of the 20th century. Regular film screenings. Film fee.
FINE 251 History of Film 2 - Sound FilmW DMC 0.5
A continuation of FINE 250. The 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 films af ingmar Bergman.
Cross-listed as R S 266
Film fee: $5.00
FINE 253 Film and the Quest for Meaning 2W 2C,1D 0.5
A consideration of selected themesdeath, 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 R S 267 Film fee: $5.00
FINE 255R Film as Social Criticism2C,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 258W Canadian FilmW 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 259W German FilmW 0.5
A study of major works (English subtitles) of the German cinema, beginning with the “golden age" of the 1920's and emphasizing the New German.Cinema created by directors such as Fassbinder, Wenders, Herzog, Straub, Schiéndoroff and others.
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 FitmW 0.5
A study of the principles of sound recording for film and of the colour labo- Tatory 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 Il, 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, Malle, 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 Il. 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, Janczo, Makavejev, Tarkovski, Wajda, and others). Regular film screenings.
Prereq: A Film course or consent of instructor
Film fee
FINE 352 The Cinema of Science FictionF 2L2D 0.5
A chronological survey of one of the richest and most intriguing of film- genres. Discussion of its aesthetic, philosophical and cinematic aspects. Film screenings will present major international works in this genre (Godard, Kubrick, Lang, Lucas, Marker, Siegel, Tarkovsky, Truffaut and other directors). Regular film screenings.
Prereq: FINE 250/251 or consent of instructor
Film fee.
FINE 353 Contemporary Italian FilmW 2L,2D 0.5
A study of major achievements of the Italian cinema in its post-Neo-Realist period. Discussion of the works of major directors since the late 1950's. Antonioni, Bertolucci, Fellini, Olmi, Taviani, Rosi, Visconti and others. Regular film screenings.
Prereq: FINE 250/251 or consent of instructor
Film fee
FINE 356R Special Topic in Film0.5/0.5
Special topics will be announced from year to year.
FINE 359 Flim and Literature in GermanyFLW 3C 0.5
This course introduces students to significant aspects of modern German culture through film, and links this study with that of literature. It involves viewing and analyzing films and establishing a connection to related literary and cultural traditions. Prereq: Open to all students above
first year
Cross-listed as GER 300
Taught in English
FINE 360 Film Theory |F DC 0.5
Motion pictures as an art form. Discussion of the visual language and the principal structural elements of film work. Relationship between film, television and other arts. Regular film screenings. Prereq: A film course or consent of isntructor Film fee
FINE 361 Film Theory tIW DC 0.5
Development of the student's own critical expression. Discussion of major film theories. Eisenstein, Kracauer, Bazin, Metz. The impact of film and television upon modern society and vice versa. Regular film screenings.
Prereq: A film course or consent of instructor
Film fee
FINE 380Z and 381Z
Film Studies Seminar
These two courses will offer an introduction to key aspects of motion picture and TV production, film preservation and restoration with visits to studios, film archives, film museums. Screening of selected quality films will be complemented by discussions focussing on material which is unavailable in Canada, with special attention paid to Third World production. Direct contact and interaction between course participants and scholars/students in France is expected. (Three weeks Paris.)
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 391 Selected Subjects in Fine ArisW R O05
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 Sstd.R 0.5
Course description on last page of Studio Offerings.
FINE 490A Senior General SeminarF stdR 0.5
Course description in Art History offerings.
FINE 491 Senior Honours Presentation 2W S,std/.R 0.5
Course description on last page of Studio Offerings.
STUDIO OFFERINGS
FINE 120 Fundamentais of Visual Art 1F BL 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 QOL 0.5
A continuation of FINE 120 with emphasis on colour. Prereq: FINE 120
FINE 220 Fundamentais of Painting 1F 12L 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 two-dimensional surface. Prereq: FINE 120/121 Lab fee
Course Descriptions 16:61 Fine Arts
ANE 221 W 12L 05 Fundamentats of Painting 2 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 12L 0.5
An introduction to sculpture. Threedimensional form wilt 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 12L 0.5
An introduction to multi-media sculpture. Additive and subtractive use of wood, metal and plaster casting together with a mastery of three-dimensional forms in a variety of media.
Prereq: FINE 222
Lab fee.
FINE 223A Clay StudiesW 6std 0.5
Using a variety of clay bodies and firing
techniques, students will explore figura-
tive and abstract sculptural concepts, to develop a working knowledge of clay as a sculptural medium.
FINE 224 Introduction to DrawingF QL 0.5
Students will make analytical and expressive drawings in a variety of media, in order to develop accurate observation and understanding of form.
Prereq: FINE 120/121
Lab fee.
FINE 225 Analytical Figure DrawingW,S 9L 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.
16:62 Course Descriptions Fine Arts
FINE 226A Printmaking (Intaglio)W 12L 0.5
An introduction to basic intaglio techniques including etching and engraving through workshops and class demonstrations.
Prereq: FINE 120/121 or consent of instructor
Lab fee
FINE 226B Printmaking (Relief)F 12L 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 work- ' shops and demonstrations.
Prereq: FINE 226A or permission of instructor
Lab fee
FINE 226C Printmaking (Screen)F 12L 0.5
An introduction to screen printing, with emphasis on exploration of ink properties and stencil techniques.
Prereq: FINE 120/121 or consent of instructor - Lab Fee.
FINE 227 Scientific DrawingF SL 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 12L 0.5
The history of textile arts and problems of design for textile media will be explored combining lectures and studio projects in both 2 and 3 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 228E Photography for ArtistsW QOL 0.5
introduction to photographic techniques for use as a tool for artists. Basic techniques will be taught through a series of exercises, with emphasis on applications for creative artistic expression and documentation. Intended for Fine Arts majors. Supplies at student's expense.
Prereq: FINE 120/121
FINE 228F CalligraphyF 8L 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 selected from among historic styles such as Roman, Uncial, Bookhand, Gothic, Italic and Fraktur.
FINE 228H Electronic Imaging |F 8L 0.5
An introduction to the use of the computer for monochrome and colour two dimensional image generation and manipulation. Students will produce 35mm colour transparencies and colour photographic prints to document their work. Intended for Fine Arts majors. Prereq: FINE 120 or consent of instructor Lab fee
FINE 320 Advanced Painting 1F 12L 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 12L 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 12L 0.5
An exploration of sculpture problems in a variety of media as vehicles for serious
Creative expression.
Prereq: FINE 222/223 Lab fee.
FINE 323 Advanced Sculpture 2W 12L 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 AssembiageW 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 OL O05
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 format means of expression. Prereq: FINE 224 or consent of instructor Lab fee.
FINE 325 Advanced Drawing 2 Continuation of FINE 324W 9L 0.5
FINE 326A Advanced Printmaking (Lithography)W 6L 0.5
An introduction to plate lithography with the emphasis on printmaking as a vehicle for serious creative expression. Integration with other forms of printmaking can be exlored by senior printmakers. Admission by permission of instructor. Lab fee.
FINE 328A Advanced CalligraphyW 3std 0.5
A combination of tradition and experiment with the letter as art form. Students will work with traditional materials and explore new or unusual materials or combinations of materials. They will also be encouraged to develop their own classical or experimental projects.
FINE 328G Advanced Applied GraphicsW 9L 0.5
A continuation of FINE 228D, a critical exploration of commercial illustration, type and symbol of design, multi colour print reproduction and various other advanced graphics techniques.
Prereq: FINE 228D
FINE 328H Electronic Imaging IIW &L 0.5
A continuation of FINE 228H and an introduction to three dimensional image generation and manipulation. Students will produce 35mm transparencies and colour photographs to document their work. Intended for Fine Arts majors. Supplies at student’s expense. Prereq: FINE 228H or consent Lab fee
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 392 Selected Subjects in Fine ArtsF R,std 0.5
Studio and practice courses 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 1W 9L 0.5
Admission by consent of instructor.
FINE 472 Senior Seminar 1F R O05
Admission by consent of instructor.
FINE 473 Senior Seminar 2W R. 05 4
Admission by consent of instructor
FINE 490 Senior Honours Presentation 1F,S 15L 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 491 Senior Honours Presentation 2W 15L 0.5
A continuation of FINE 490. Admission by permission only.
Department of