FINE 110 Introduction to World Art 1 2F 3C 0.5
A comparative survey of Prehistorice ; 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)
80 courses in the 1990–91 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 asa__ - expression of its historical and cultural context.
i210 F aC OS
dern Art 1 An examination of the history of Modern Art from the late 18th century up to the 6 of impressionism.
rE 211 W 3C 0.5 Modern Art 2 * sontinuation of FINE 210, nmencing with impressionism and ‘ceeding through the major trends of the early 20th century up to the contem-
porary period.
1E 212 F 3C 05 uedan and Northern Renaissance Art 1 4 eurvey of the innovations in European nting, sculpture, and architecture | ween 1260 and 1500. Prereq: FINE 111 or consent of instructor
E 213 W 3C 0.5 luulan and Northern Renaissance Art 2 / ~ontinuation of FINE 212 starting with t masters of the High Renaissance i, concluding with the art of the Mannerists.
Prereq: FINE 212 or consent of
ructor
FuvE 214 3C 0.5 Medieval Art and Architecture / ~tudy of Early Christian Romanesque € Gothic Art.
*rereq: FINE 111 or consent of instructor
E25 3C 05 { ‘eque Art 4 atudy of 17th-century painting, sculpture and architecture in Italy, Spain, Flanders, France and Holland.
Yereq: FINE 111 or consent of f ructor.
FINE 216 Of the 18th Century in Europe3C 0.5
‘ — udy of painting, sculpture, graphic a. and architecture in 18th century Europe.
F E218A 3C 0.5 1 Religious Art of India An approach to understanding the myths, symbols and spirituality of Indian ¢ sion through a study of representa- 1 art, Architecture and folk literature ct. . induism, Jainism, and indian Buddhism.
Consult Religious Studies
*ross-listed as RS 269
Course Descriptions Fine Arts
FINE 219 Canadian Art3C 0.6
A survey that begins with the art of .
British and French settlers in the 17th century and concludes with develop-
ments in contemporary Canadian Art.
FINE 310 Greek Art and Architecture3C 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 Imperial times. Consut Classical Studies Cross-listed as CLAS 352
FINE 313 Special Topics in 18th- and3C 0.5
19th-Century Art
A seminar course that examines the Neoclassic and Romantic currents of art between 1750 and 1850.
FINE 316 Canadian Native Art3C 0.5
An historical survey of the arts and crafts of Canadian Indian and Inuit peoples are examined with slide Jectures, films, and student presentations.
FINE 318 Canadian Ethnic and Traditional Arts3C 0.5
An historical survey of Canadian ethnic, Falk and traditional arts and crafts with particular focus on the ethnic and traditional arts of the Waterloo Region. Admission by consent of instructor
FINE 319 Contemporary Art3C 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.
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FINE 319A Special Topics in 20th-Century Art3C 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 Art3C 0.5
1940-1960
A survey of the major movements during the 20 year period following the beginning of World War Il, including Op Art, Action Painting, the Beat . Consciousness; Happenings, Pop Art, Assembiage, Post-Painterly Abstraction and Field Painting, and Kinetic and Light Sculpture.
FINE 330 Fine Arts Exhibition Curatorship3C 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 O5
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 Ari 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 0.5
Research and reading courses under
the direction of individual instructors. Admission by consent of instructor.
FINE 472 Senior Seminar 1F R 0.5
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,std,R 0.5
Course description on last page of Studie Offerings.
FINE 490A Senior General SeminarF S,std.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 2S,std,R W 0.5
Course description on last page of Studio Offerings..
FINE 491A Senior General Seminar 2W 0.5
A continuation of FINE 490A.
FILM STUDIES OFFERINGS
FINE 250 History of Film 1 (1895-1940)F 3L,1D 0.5
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.
FINE 251 History of Film 2 - After 1941W 3L,1D 0.5
A continuation of FINE 250. From the beginnings of the modern sound cinema (Welles) to the contemporary period. Regular film screenings.
FINE 252 Film and the Quest for Meaning 1F 20,10 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 of Ingmar Bergman.
Cross-listed as R S 266
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 R S 267
Course Descriptions Fine Arts
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.
FINE 258W Canadian Film0.5
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 Film0.5
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, Schidéndoroff and others.
This is a WLU course for Film Studies Majors/Minors only
FINE 270W The Film as a Modern Medium0.5
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 Film0.5
A study of the principles of sound recording for film and of the colour taboratory 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 2L,2D 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, Ophils, Renoir, Chabrol, Godard, Malle, Truffaut, Resnais, and others.) Regular film screenings.
FINE 351 Central and East European FilmW 2L,2D 0.5
Examination of the development of the
wy
motion picture art in Central and we
Eastern Europe after World War Il. Selected work of prominent directors + Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, the USSR, and Yugoslavia will be discussed (Chytilova, Forman, Jancs¢ Makavejev, Tarkovsky, Wajda, and others). Regular film screenings.
FINE 352 The Cinema of Science Fiction2L,2D 0.5 vis
A chronological survey of one of the .
Most intriguing of film genres. Discus- .-
sion of its aesthetic, philosophical and cinematic aspects. Film screenings wi" present major international works in th
genre (Godard, Kubrick, Lang, Marker
Siegel, Tarkovsky, Truffaut and other directors). Regular film screenings.
FINE 353 Contemporary ttalian Film2L,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.
FINE 356R Special Topic in Film_ 0.5/0.5
Special topics will be announced fror year to year.
FINE 359 Film and Literature in Germany3C 0.5
This course introduces students to significant aspects of modern Germak culture through film, and links this stuay with that of literature. It involves
y
viewing and analyzing films and estak °~
lishing 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 Fitm and Television 12L,2D 0.5
Examination of principles of the audio. sual language and the main structura. elements of the cinematic work. Discussion of the relationship between film, television and other arts/media. Regular film screenings.
FINE 470 ° ‘vor Seminar in Film Concepts 1F 0.5
1 nscreenings.
idmission by consent of instructor.
FINE 471 Alor Seminar in Film Concepts 2W 0.5
* screenings. Admission by consent of instructor.
PVE 490 F Sstd.R 0.5
! ‘ior Honours Presentation 1 (__ arse description on last page of Studio Offerings.
IE 490A F Sstd.R 0.5 {vor General Seminar Course description in Art History offer-
ings.
i 16491 W Sstd,R 05
' lor Honours Presentation 2 Course description on last page of Studio Offerings.
Course Descriptions Fine Arts
STUDIO OFFERINGS
FINE 120 Fundamentals of Visual Art 1F 6sid 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.
FINE 121 Fundamentals of Visual Art 2W 6std 0.5
A continuation of FINE 120 with emphasis on colour.
Prereq: FINE 120
FINE 220 Fundamentais of Painting 1F 6std 0.5
An exploration of the problems and possibilities of painting as a vehicle for serious Creative expression. The fundamentats of composition and painting techniques will be presented through a series of studio projects.
Prereq: FINE 120/121 or consent of instructor
FINE 220A Watercolour Painting6std 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
FINE 221 Fundamentals of Painting 2W 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
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
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 three-
dimensional forms in a variety of media.
Prereq: FINE 120/121
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FINE 223A Clay Studies6std 0.5
Using a variety of clay bodies and firing techniques, students will explore figurative and abstract sculptural concepts, to develop a working knowledge of clay as a sculptural medium.
FINE 224 Introduction to DrawingF 6std 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
FINE 225 Analytical Figure DrawingW 6C,std 0.5
Analytical figure drawing from the model will be combined with a study of human anatomy for artists.
Prereq: FINE 120/121
FINE 226 Printmaking
Introduction to materials and methods of printmaking. Current offerings are given below.
FINE 226A Introduction to Printmaking
Introduction to the basic processes in
relief and intaglio printmaking. Relief
printmaking will include linocut.
woodcut, single and multiple colour
printing. intaglio printmaking will include
etching, drypoint, and collograph. Prereq: FINE 120/121.
FINE 226B
Printmaking (Lithography)
An introduction to basic lithographic
processes using aluminum plates.
including multiple colour printing. Preraq: FINE 120/121
FINE 226C Printmaking (Screen)6std 0.5
An introduction to screen printing, with emphasis on exploration of ink properties and stencil techniques.
Prereq: FINE 120 or consent of» instructor
FINE 227 Objective Drawing6std 0.5
Perspective Drawing, Rendering of geometric forms, and techniques of accurate drawing of biolagical subjects in line, value, and colour, using various drawing media.
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 Forms6C,std 0.5
The history of textile arts and problems of design for textile media will be explored combining lectures and studio projects. 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 Effigies3C,std 0.5
A study of contemporary and historical images and effigies in art, ritual, and popular culture, and a series of related Studio projects and classroom presentations.
FINE 228D Applied Graphics6std 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 Artists6std 0.5
Introduction to photographic techniques
for use as a tool for artists. Basic tech-
niques will be taught through a series of
exercises, with emphasis on applica-
tions for creative artistic expression and
documentation. Intended for Fine Arts
majors. Supplies at student's expense. Prereq: FINE 120/121 j
FINE 228F Calligraphy6std 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 W 6std 0.5
Electronic imaging | 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
Course Descriptions Fine Arts
FINE 320 Advanced Painting 1F 6std 0.5
Drawing upon the experience gained in
FINE 220/221 this course will empha-
size the student's individual develop-
ment as a beginning painter, through
independent problems, along with class
discussions and individual critiques. 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.
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.
Prereq: FINE 222/223
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 tor oxidation stoneware firing will be stressed. -
Prereq: FINE 322
FINE 323A Assemblage6S,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.
Prereq: FINE 224 or consent of instructor
FINE 325 Advanced Drawing 2 Continuation of FINE 324W 6std 0.5
FINE 326A Advanced Printmaking
Advanced processes in printmaking depending on the previous experience of students in the class. Experiments with mixed media, 3-D prints and book works will be included.
FINE 328A Advanced Calligraphy6std 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 Graphics6std 0.5
A continuation of FINE 228D, a critica!
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 6std 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
FINE 329 Illustration3C,std 0.5
Studio work in techniques and theory of
book illustration, together with slide
lectures on the history of printed form: 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 RA,std 0.5
Studio and practice courses under the
direction of individual instructors. Admission by consent of instructor.
1E 394A-D 0.5 e Arts Abroad Working in the field with landscape, cityscape, and monuments of art, dents will employ a variety of media Jevelop techniques for visual reporvay, documentation, note-taking, and journal-keeping. Individual aesthetic recpanses to a wide range of subject tter will be encouraged.
FINE 420 Senior Graphics Techniques 16std 0.5
Admission by consent of instructor.
1 dE 472 F R,std 0.5 Senior Seminar 1 Independent study/practice course t jer the direction of individual instruc- 14 Prereq: Consent of instructor
E 473 W Rstd 0.5 ior Seminar 2 | wependent study/practice course under the direction of individual instructors.
*rereq: Consent of instructor
FINE 474 Senior Seminar 3F R,std 0.5
| «pendent study/practice course tar the direction of individual instructem.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
FO =475 W Rsstd 0.5 € ior Seminar 4 Independent study/practice course under the direction of individual instructe
‘rereq: Corisent of instructor
FINE 480 Fine Arts PraxisF 3C 0.5
f ominar for students in their final year c .ne Arts study, in which studio exercises will be combined with research into current issues in Canadian and ir ‘national art.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
FINE 490 Senior Honours Presentation 1F 6std 0.5
E 1 student will work under the directi of a Fine Arts faculty member on an advanced creative or research project. The result of this endeavour will b- resented in the form of an exhibiti orits equivalent (i.e. film, illustrated bs, portfolio, or essay), which will be examined by faculty members of Fine Arts and also, where pertinent, by m bers of other departments. aquired of all students in Honours
Fine Arts.
Admission by permission only.
Course Descriptions Fine Arts
FINE 491 Senior Honours Presentation 2W 6std 0.5
A continuation of FINE 490. ; Admission by permission only.
French
Undergraduate Officer R.J. Fournier, ML 335, ext. 2181
Courses not offered in the current academic year are listed at the end of this section.
FIRST-YEAR COURSES
1. The Department reserves the right to refuse admission to, and/or credit for, any of its language courses to a student who has, in the view of the Departmem, a level of competence unsuited to that course.
2. Students with some elementary or secondary school French not exceeding Ontario Grade 10 French or equivalent should enrol in French 151. Those with Ontario Grade 11 French or equivalent should enrol in French 152.
3. Students with Ontario Grade 12 French or equivalent should enrol in French 155.
4. Students with Ontario Grade 13 or -
Ontario Academic Course French should enrol in French 192A/B andvor French 195/196.
5. Students may enrol only in courses for which they have secondary school antirequisites with the written permission of the Department of French.
6. All students who have Ontario Grade 13 or Ontario Academic Course French or equivalent and intend to register in any University of Waterloo French language course at the 100 level (FR 151, 152, 155, 156, 192A, 192B, 195, . 196) must take the French . Language Placement Test to be held on Thursday, September 6, 1990, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in . Arts Lecture Hall 116.
7. Students should consult the Departmental brochure “French at
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Waterloo” for further details, and for any changes in offerings after the ‘ Calendar goes to press.
8. Linguistics, Language, Civilization, and Literature courses are listed separately below.