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VIS Visual Studies CoursesVIS120H1
Visual concepts introduces students to a wide range of topics situated in Modernism and Post-modernism that inform current art practice and critical discourse. The course investigates post-1970 art practice through the diverse societal, cultural and political influences of post-modernism. VIS130H1
A studio based course that employs intensive and diverse investigation of drawing strategies that stress the formulation and communication of visual ideas.NOTE enrolment instructions in the Registration Handbook and Timetable for this course! VIS201H1
This is a hands-on course that deals with technical and theoretical issues of painting in the late 20th Century. The act of painting and the relevance of painting are stressed through both historical and current issues. This course is very project oriented. VIS202H1
Post-Production VIS204H1
This course is designed to introduce students to the basic principles of working in 3 dimensions, using projects, slide lectures and writing. A studio fee of $30.00 is payable with tuition. VIS205H1
Studio-based projects explore drawing practice in the late 20th century. Materials and approaches both bear witness to continuity and respond to changing contemporary cultural issues. (A studio fee of $25 is payable with tuition.) VIS206H1
Principles and practices of Relief Printmaking. Projects in single and multiple block edition production. (A studio fee of $100 is payable with tuition.) VIS207H1
An introduction through studio projects to the principle forms of intaglio printmaking, including etching and collagraph. (A studio fee of $100 is payable with tuition.) VIS208H1
Practical and aesthetic concerns in the evolution of Performance against the backdrop of critical and historical perspectives. Students explore a range of Performance possibilities, alone and collaboratively to develop both intellectual and physical skills which will inform both their performance work and their view of art. Seminars focus on critical aspects of Performance. VIS209H1
The emergence and incorporation of the feminist perspective in current art theory and practice form the basis of lectures, seminars, projects and essays that focus on language, photography and other mediums that signal the shift to a variety of strategies shaping art in the post-modern era. VIS211H1
This course addresses, through theoretical and practical photo based projects with an emphasis on the interaction of its practice with contemporary image making and technology. VIS212H1
Colour may be claimed as the property of all: for most everyone sees, uses, and knows colour. Studying colour takes us into areas of humanities and sciences. This study, through lectures, projects and readings aims to develop a student’s understanding and use of colour. (Not offered in 2002-2003) VIS217H1
Photobased projects in which the fundamentals of optical-chemical-mechanical photographic processes and technologies are integrated with concepts in contemporary photobased practice. (Studio fee of $60.00 payable with tuition; student must have light metre and 35mm camera that allows full manual control.) VIS218H1
Photobased projects in which the fundamentals of optical/digital photographic processes and technologies are integrated with concepts in contemporary photobased practice. (Studio fee of $60.00 payable with tuition.) VIS301H1
This is a project oriented course that somewhat critically examines contemporary visual culture through painting. Lectures and discussions are featured in the course, but the foundation of the course is in making paintings. VIS302H1
Emphasis on pre-production, production and post-production of a video project. Students script, shoot and edit a tape through rough cut to fine cut. Class discussions focus on all stages of the work-in-progress. Strategies for distribution, exhibition and funding are examined. A studio fee of $50.00 is payable with tuition VIS305H1
Time and place in drawing and painting. This course provides a discourse with which to continue the evolution of the students’ work in drawing and painting. VIS306H1
An investigation into the history and practice of site/installation and 3 dimensional fabrication through slide lectures, projects and seminar discussions. Earth works, large scale public projects, and site specific installations will be explored. A studio fee of $30.00 is payable with tuition. VIS307H1
Applying art to the borders of other disciplines or issues within the university community, students develop projects with the objective of opening spaces for discourse: art as a transgressive device. VIS309H1
Seminars and studio projects give the more advanced students the opportunity to address issues of transformation in Print technology. VIS310H1
Studio projects complemented by seminars and readings examine plastic, social and gender politics in contemporary imaging. (Not offered in 2002-2003) VIS311H1
Students propose and produce projects in media that are offered in Visual Studies. (A studio fee of $50 in video and sculpture only is payable with tuition.) VIS312H1
An investigation of collage through the 20th century. The evolution of collage as a means of expression will be explored in the form of studio projects and lectures. VIS318H1
Studio projects are based on issues and writing relevant to contemporary photobased practice; seminars and readings are integral. Students will work with both chemical and digital processes. (Studio fee of $60.00 payable with tuition.) VIS319H1
The concept of “landscape” is the entry point for investigating the changing relationship between people and their environments: landscape as both the source of inspiration and the vehicle of expression. Studio and written projects, readings, seminars, lectures. VIS320H1
Projects and seminars, in collaboration with The Power Plant, develop an understanding of curatorial and critical practices in contemporary visual and media arts. DRM354Y1
The course explores the meaning and function of stage and costume design for the theatre with emphasis on creative thinking, text analysis and concept development. Limited enrolment for Visual Studies students who must be at the 3rd-year level. VIS401H1
Taken in conjunction with VIS402H1 Thesis Project, students develop project(s) over the course of the academic year with studio, textual and critical analysis forming the components of the project. Class discussions with faculty. VIS402H1
Students realize projects embarked upon in VIS401H1 Thesis Text and Critique. Class discussions with faculty. VIS403H1
A variety of projects developed in various media with a strong interdisciplinary focus. VIS404H1
Individual advanced projects, including texts, that are subject to group critiques. VIS405H1
A one semester Internship provides placement at a gallery, media arts centre, artist run centre, artist or publication with a focus on contemporary art practice |
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