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HUM199Y1 Undergraduate seminar that focuses on specific ideas, questions, phenomena or controversies, taught by a regular Faculty member deeply engaged in the discipline. Open only to newly admitted first year students. It may serve as a distribution requirement course; see page 40. FAH100Y1 Issues and perspectives in the study of western art. Consideration of representative monuments, their original significance, and their continuing relevance. FAH205H1 An introduction to the Art of the ancient Mediterranean world, from the Bronze Age to the Later Roman era. FAH261H1 The aesthetic, historical and cultural significance of selected major works of art and architecture in the Christian world between the 3rd and 15th centuries. FAH274H1 Major forms of expression in the visual arts ca. 1400 - ca. 1600 with particular attention to Italy, but also to Germany, France and the Low Countries: forms, techniques, theories, and patronage of the arts as well as biographies of the artists. FAH277H1 Introduction to the art of Rembrandt and Rubens in the context of Netherlandish painting of the seventeenth century. Lectures will treat the approaches of these two artists to biblical and mythological subjects, landscape, portraiture, and their involvement in contemporary politics. FAH278H1 Major monuments and issues in architecture from the Renaissance to the modern period. FAH279H1 Major forms of expression in the visual arts ca. 1600 - ca. 1750 with particular attention to forms, techniques, theories, and patronage of the arts as well as biographies of artists in Italy, France, the Netherlands, Flanders, Germany and England. FAH280H1 A survey of artistic culture from the time of Mignard, named as First Painter and Director of the Royal Academy in 1690, to the Academy's dissolution in 1793. FAH281H1 Major monuments of architecture and town planning in Europe and North America from the middle of the 18th century through the 19th century. FAH282H1 Continuous with FAH281H1, a study of the work of key figures in Europe and North America from the "early moderns" of the late 19th century through the "Modern Movement" to the present. FAH286H1 An introductory survey of the history of painting and sculpture in Canada from the 17th to the mid-20th century. FAH287H1 A survey of major movements and artists active in Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries. FAH288H1 A lecture survey of the principal movements from 1900 to 1945, including Fauvism, Cubism, Dada, Surrealism, de Stijl, Expressionism and Constructivism. Consideration is given to the theories as well as practice of artists, and to the relationship of artists to the social context. FAH289H1 A general lecture survey of the principal art movements from c.1945 through the present (e.g., Abstract Expressionism, Pop, Minimalism, Earthworks Performance, Postmodernism). Consideration is given to the theories as well as practice of artists, and to the relationship of artists to their social context. FAH290H1 Major themes of eastern art drawn from the rich legacy of Ancient Near Eastern, Islamic, Indian, Chinese and Japanese civilizations from prehistory to the recent past. Emphasis on appreciation within cultural context; museum visits. FAH292H1 Major monuments of the visual arts in East Asia from prehistory to modern times. FAH299Y1 Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 40 for details. FAH300H1 An investigation of the major archaeological sites of the ancient Greek world, both the built environment and associated activities - social, religious, and political - within (ca. 750 - 100 B.C.). FAH301H1 Daily life scenes pervade Greek pictoral arts, especially in the late archaic and classical periods. The ostensible subject matter and the manner of presentation both give insight into Greek social structures, especially when analyzed in conjunction with the literary record. FAH302H1 Design and function of architectural forms in the Roman world ca. 300 B.C. - ca. 300 A.D.: late Hellenistic and Italic roots; the transformed orders; Roman forms in capital and empire. FAH304H1 During period 2000-1000 B.C., Minoan civilization flourished at palatial centers on Crete, and Mycenaean culture arose on the Greek Mainland. The architecture at centers such as Minoan Knossos and Mycenaean Pylos, and associated palace arts, combined with Mycenaean written records, also provide a background for studying later Classical culture. FAH306H1 Albrecht Dürer and the painting and printmaking of his contemporaries. Consideration of the great Hall churches of Saxony and the altarpieces of Tilman Riemenschneider and his contemporaries; the status of the arts and attitudes towards Italian art, and the consequences of the Reformation for religious imagery. FAH307H1 Painting, sculpture and architecture of the Netherlands in the sixteenth century with reference to the arts in Italy, France, Germany and Spain. Consideration of Netherlandish art in the context of literature, religion, urban expansion, political and economic developments; and as a system of communication. Particular attention devoted to Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel, the rise of secular art. FAH308H1 Concentration on the major masters of Holland's Golden Age, ca. 1580-ca. 1700. Particular attention is paid to genre painting and the notion of "Dutch realism." Consideration of art within its social and historical contexts. FAH309H1 The course surveys the tradition of historical representation from its Greek and Etruscan precedents to its apogee in the great innovative monuments of imperial Rome FAH315H1 Concepts and expression of narrative in the Greek pictorial arts ( free-standing and relief sculpture, monumental painting, ceramics, and minor arts), from the 8th through the second century B.C., with reference to other traditions (e.g. Aegean, Near Eastern). FAH316H1 The mediaeval townscape: forms and uses of religious and secular public buildings, domestic architecture, and other ordinary furnishings of cities. FAH317H1 Transformation in the visual arts painting, sculpture, and mosaics of the expanding Greek world, ca. 400 - ca. 100 B.C.; the response to Hellenization from the new artistic centres of Pergamon and Italy. FAH318H1 The art and architecture of French monasticism in the 12th century, with an emphasis on the interrelationship of art and spirituality. Among the topics considered: monastic architecture (the crypt, the facade, the cloister, and the portal), pilgrimage, relics and reliquaries, the illuminated bible, royal patronage, and controversies over the legitimacy of images. FAH319H1 An interdisciplinary examination of illuminated manuscripts in the cultural context of medieval Christianity, from the origins of the book in Late Antiquity to the invention of printing FAH320H1 The course focuses on Early Christian to Gothic painting, examining their form and content, original contexts, and their scrutiny and interpretation through time. Primary tools for this assessment are drawn from Information Science, Semiotics and conventional art history. FAH321H1 The Jewish antecedents of Christian art, the continuity and the revival of classical styles and iconography, the impact of devotional images, church decoration, the role of patronage and working methods of mediaeval artists. FAH322H1 Mediaeval sculpture from Carolingian times to the last quarter of the 12th century in architectural decoration and in church furnishings in stone, metal and wood. FAH323H1 The imagery in Books of Hours mirrors contemporary societal concerns, and is a window onto late medieval culture. Topics include: origins, function, ownership and patronage; relationships between image and text; effects of changing patterns of literacy; and interplay between realism and abstraction. FAH324H1 Architecture and architectural theory ca. 1400 - ca. 1600. FAH325Y0 Public and private structures; urban development in Siena and its regions, with field trips to Florence and elsewhere. Taught in Siena. FAH326H1 A study of the 13th- and 14th-century sculpture in Siena and its environs, with particular attention given to Nicola and Giovanni Pisano and the social and architectural contexts for their work. FAH329H1 This course investigates the changing definition of Jewish art and the status of Jewish artists. Other issues explored include Jewish-Christian visual polemics, the construction of individual and communal Jewish identity through art, architecture, and texts, and the conceptual transformation of Jewish craft and ritual objects into art. FAH332Y0 The arts of Mediaeval and Renaissance periods, based on the major collections of Siena and Florence. Taught in Siena FAH333H1 Focussing on developments in Venice, Florence and Rome during the Renaissance, this course examines altarpieces both as aesthetic objects and as expressions of the social, religious and political structures for which they were made. FAH335H1 Love is studied not only as a favorite theme of Renaissance art, but as the basis of some of its fundamental aesthetic claims. The question of love connects Renaissance art to important strains of philosophical thought and religious spirituality, as well as to some urgent realities of social life. FAH339H1 A wide array of works in architecture, painting and sculpture studied in light of some of the most important political and social developments of the period: the French invasion of Italy, the rise of Savonarola and the fate of the Medici, the imperialization of the papacy under Julius II, and the Sack of Rome. FAH341H1 Form and meaning, theory and practice of painting and architecture in Venice, ca. 1450-ca. 1600. Social, political and cultural contexts of making and viewing art, including works by Giorgione, Titian, Veronese, Tintoretto and Palladio. FAH342H1 The symptoms and causes of Mannerism, ca. 1520 to ca. 1600, as seen through shifting historical perspectives. The contested status of Mannerism opens questions about the relation of style and content, the uses of quotation and formulae in art, and the rhetorical functions of beauty in religious art. FAH352Y1 Study of the visual arts, architecture and urbanism in seventeenth-century Rome and their contribution to the city's promotion of itself as both the cultural capital of Europe and the centre of Christendom. Particular attention is given to the works of the sculptor and architect, Gian Lorenzo Bernini. FAH355H1 Architecture studied through its various building types and in its urban context. Themes include architecture and power under Absolutism, and the rise of the modern city. FAH364H1 The arts of South Asia, from ancient times to the present day, interactions across time and culture expressed through the artistic traditions of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Islam. Visual imagery develops from the Indus Valley Civilization through Medieval temple architecture, the Islamic Period, and contemporary. FAH365H1 Studies in East Asian Art focused geographically and chronologically. FAH367H1 The craft and social history of drawings and prints in Western tradition ca. 1400- ca. 1900; their real and perceived roles in the FAH369H1 An examination of the Gothic cathedral from its origins in Paris in the 1130's through its development and elaboration in France, England and Italy. This course also considers monumental decorations in painted glass, wall painting, tapestry and portal sculpture. FAH375H1 Vernacular traditions of the colonial period, patterns of settlement and urbanization, the emergence of the architect and development of high styles of architecture throughout representative parts of what is now the United States, from ca. 1650 to ca. 1925. FAH376H1 Vernacular traditions in building, patterns of settlement and urbanization, and development of high styles in architecture in New France, British North America, and what is now Canada, from ca. 1650 to ca. 1925. Material economy, cultural identity, local character, regional expression, national symbolism and international influences. FAH377H1 The changing concerns of architects and planners from the first quarter of the nineteenth century to the present are examined closely in a series of site visits. Structures are chosen from different periods to represent the broadest possible range of designers, building types, materials, technologies and styles. Enrolment is limited due to the method of instructor. FAH378H1 The origin and development of Impressionism in France and Europe, 1860-1886, in its social, political and intellectual context. Painting, graphics and sculpture by Monet, Renoir, Degas, Pissarro, Sisley, Cassatt and Morisot. FAH380H1 The formal vocabulary and theory of the Modern Movement (ca. 1907- ca. 1927) set in the context of social and political changes, of debates in the field of aesthetics and criticism, and of dialogue with the other arts. FAH382H1 An examination of architectural theory and practice spanning the period marked by the dissolution of Modernist utopia to Post-Modernism and beyond. FAH383H1 This course explores the painting, sculpture, and graphic arts of the Romantic era in France, from about 1820 to 1850. Major emphasis on Gericault, Delacroix, and Ingres in their artistic, cultural, and political context. Key topics in Romanticism, including Orientalism and gender are also explored. FAH384H1 An investigation of the birth and development of Cubism, Futurism and Orphism in Europe and North America. FAH385H1 The origins and development of the Dada and Surrealist movements in early 20th-century Western art, and their lasting impact on art after World War II. Painting, sculpture, graphic arts, and the theoretical preoccupation which accompanied artistic production. FAH386H1 Survey of the visual arts in Canada from the 1960's to the present. A large and diverse range of media, practices, artists, and theoretical contexts will be examined. Emphasis is placed on work that can be seen in the original. FAH387H1 The origins, development, and critical issues pertaining to abstract or non-figurative modes of art as manifested in painting, sculpture and other selected media in the 20th century. Movements include European abstract art before World War II as well as post-war developments. FAH388H1 The role of Theory in the art of the modern period. The texts studied include works by the principal theoreticians and critics from the late 18th century to the present. FAH389H1 An investigation of the different definitions and issues of minimal art including seriality, materials, process, objecthood, chance, installation, reception, relations to music and film, and the influence of structuralism. FAH395H1 We study various aesthetic, cultural, social, political, and theoretical aspects of Western art and photography across the centuries. FAH398H0/399Y0 An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. See page 40 for details. FAH400H1 Le Corbusier's work as it interprets and reflects artistic and societal issues critical to the 20th century. FAH402H1 Developments in the mainstream of Western painting and sculpture since World War II with special emphasis upon interrelations between Europe and North America. FAH404H1 An examination of mid-19th century French Realism with emphasis on Courbet, Millet, the Barbizon School, Daumier and Manet. FAH405H1 An examination of the theoretical underpinnings of the Modern Movement set in the context of 19th-century sources, contemporary developments in aesthetics, art history, and science. FAH407H1 Investigation of English, French, German and Swiss landscape painting from the birth of the Romantic movement to Post-Impressionism. FAH410H1 Close examination of turning points in American architecture represented by critical works of major designers such as: Jefferson; Latrobe; Mills; Davis; Renwick; Olmsted; Richardson; McKim, Mead & White; Burnham & Root; Adler & Sullivan; and Wright. FAH411H1 Selected aspects of the complex array of international contemporary art movements, their artists, objects, and critical discourses. Potential issues include the theoretical, philosophical, and political concerns addressed given artworks and artists; the role of art journals, the private patron, and museum display. FAH413H1 The work and influence of major figures in Late Georgian and Victorian architecture in Great Britain and Ireland (with some reference to the colonies). FAH415H1 Special studies in the sources, development and significance of painting trends, selected in consultation with interested students. FAH416H1 Focused, thematic examinations regarding the visual arts in Canada from c.1940 to the present. FAH417H1 Analysis of the physical and artistic environment of this central cultural institution from a neo-historicist perspective. FAH418H1 Development of this art from its first appearance in the 7th century through its efflorescence in the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. The impact of techniques on style and other aspects of evolution, including influences from contemporary cultures. Greek myth, legend and religion, as these affect theme and narrative manner. FAH419H1 Studies in the manipulation of monumental art and construction for commemorative and propagandistic purposes in the Greek world. FAH420H1 Republican and Imperial painting; its Hellenistic sources and parallel media (mosaic, relief). Styles, themes and modes of display in cultural context. FAH421H1 The four distinctive genres of Roman sculptural production: the portrait, the historical relief, sarcophagi, and the replicas of famous Greek sculptures FAH422H1 Investigation of the newly discovered city of Akrotiri, on Thera, north of Crete. This Bronze Age Aegean Pompeii is producing artistic and architectural remains unique to the time and area. FAH424H1 The character of the religious architecture (shrines and cult areas) and the possible meanings of ritual scenes as depicted by the Minoans, Mycenaens and other Aegean peoples in wall painting and other representational art, ca. 2000 - ca. 1200 B.C. FAH426H1 An interdisciplinary course focusing on new pictorial structures around 1300, paralleled by an evaluation of Italian (Tuscan) civilization, culture and language (volgare). FAH427H1 Special topics concerning the interaction of social, political or intellectual trends in Western Mediaeval history as manifested in works of art, selected in consultation with interested students. FAH428H1 The study of Pieter Bruegel's works in the context of Netherlandish culture. Emphasis on secular works. FAH429H1 The house as a total work of art, and its effect on the character of private life: the development of its architectural forms as a setting for the display of painting, sculpture, mosaic, and decorative arts. FAH432H1 The life and work of Caravaggio in the context of 17th-century Roman and Neapolitan art theory and patronage, with a particular emphasis on the contentious issues of realism. FAH435H1 The convulsive redefinitions of art during the sixteenth and twentieth centuries serve as an indirect introduction to modern aesthetics and a basis for reflection on the future of art. Classes in seminar room and in art galleries. Readings by hans Belting, T.J. Clark, Arthur Danto, Rosalind Krauss. FAH436H1 We consider the proliferation of forms of religious art produced in late Mediaeval Europe: cult statues, reliquaries, prayer books, icons and panels, devotional dolls, and altarpieces. We explore differences in monastic and lay piety, religious attitudes north and south of the alps, "low" and "high" forms of piety, and the distinguishing features of female spirituality. FAH437H1 The seminar examines the art of Rome between the Pontificate of Innocent III and the exile of the Curia in Avignon (late 12th - early 14th century). This period is marked by radical historical, political, and religious changes which had significant repercussions on artistic production in Rome. FAH438H1 A careful reading of some classic accounts of the "High Renaissance", from Vasari and Reynolds to Wolfflin and Freedberg, serves as the basis for an analysis of developments within various genres and types of art production in the period: drawings, altarpieces, portraits, cabinet pictures and sculpture. FAH439H1 Consideration of European art ca. 1500 in the context of the reform debates that mark the period. Students study original works of art in the AGO and read period texts by, among others, Girolamo Savonarola, Desiderius Earsmus, and Martin Luther. FAH440H1 Study of so-called "scenes of everyday life." Special attention given to cultural context and problems of interpretation, the work of Jan Vermeer, and the reputation of this art in following centuries. FAH442H1 The Renaissance architect engaged his profession from a multitude of vantage points: as designer, builder, writer, critic, instrument-maker, draughtsman, scenographer, archaeologist, historian and courtier; his activity intersected with many disciplines. This course charts the consequences of this exchange both for architecture and for contemporary conceptions of rulership, nature, history, etc. FAH443H1 A history of gesture and physiognomy in Italian Renaissance and Baroque art and literature as narrative and rhetorical techniques. FAH444H1 A consideration of the various roles played by women in the production and use of medieval art. FAH450H1 An in-depth study of themes and problems in architecture in Renaissance and Baroque Europe. FAH451H1 The museum is built over generations and held in public trust. Its rhythms, priorities and problems come from its collections, which must be conserved, studied and interpreted for different audiences. Its exhibitions and publications reveal the other side of the art-historical coin and the problem of public perception and marketing. FAH452H1 This seminar explores key topics in the stylistic and technical development of ceramics in Western art from the middle ages to the present. Focus on objects in the collections of the ROM, and taught in the Museum. FAH453H1 An Introduction to Conservation, designed to give art history majors, specialists, and interested students a basic understanding of the field, its techniques, and its purposes. Sessions conducted by specialists in the ROM conservation department. FAH454H1 Students work together designing and installing an exhibition of works of art, normally drawn from the collections of the University Art Centre. The course meets every two weeks at the University Art Centre over the entire academic year. FAH455H1 The internship is designed to offer hands-on experience pertaining to the study, exhibition, and care of works of art, focused on the collections and activities of the University Art Centre. The course extends over the entire academic year. FAH456H1 Approach to and hands-on study of the mostly pre-1900 Canadian picture collection in the Royal Ontario Museum. Topics include past collecting patterns, collecting "Canadiana" in the twentieth century, and how such collections function within multi-disciplinary museums. FAH457H1 The internship provides hands-on experience pertaining to the study, exhibition and care of works of art at an art gallery or museum in the Toronto area. The course may extend over one term or across the entire academic year. FAH459H1 This course examines historical and contemporary meanings and theories of fashion and /consumption (18th - 21st c) through thematic seminars. Analysis and research will include artifacts in the Textile&Costume collection of the Royal Ontario Museum. FAH460H1 An in-depth study of problems and themes of East Asian Art. FAH480Y1/481H1 Students who have demonstrated unusual ability in earlier years are encouraged to undertake supervised special research projects culminating in a major research paper. Not more than one course in Independent Studies may be taken in a single year. Students must obtain the written consent of their faculty supervisor(s) and the Undergraduate Secretary before registering. FAH482Y1/483H1 The same course description and Prerequisites as FAH480Y1/481H1. FAH484Y1/485H1 The same course description and Prerequisites as FAH480Y1/481H1. FAH486Y1/487H1 The same course description and Prerequisites as FAH480Y1/481H1. FAH488Y1/489H1 The same course description and Prerequisites as FAH480Y1/481H1 FAH491H1 An in-depth study of problems and themes in various aspects of ancient art and architecture. Prerequisite: FAH203H1/204H1/205H1, or permission of instructor FAH492H1 An in-depth study of problems and themes in various aspects of medieval art and architecture. Prerequisite: FAH261H1/262H1/263H1, or permission of instructor FAH493H1 An in-depth study of problems and themes in various aspects of Renaissance and Baroque art and architecture. Prerequisite: FAH274H1/277H1/279H1,
or permission of instructor FAH494H1 An in-depth study of problems and themes in various aspects of modern art and architecture. Prerequisite: FAH280H1/281H1/282H1/287H1/288H1/289H1,
or permission of instructor FAH495H1 An in-depth study of problems and themes in various aspects of Canadian art and architecture. Prerequisite: FAH286H1,
or permission of instructor
Visual Studies Courses Note 1. VIS120H1 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! A studio fee of $25 is payable with tuition. VIS201H1 This is a hands-on course that deals with technical and theoretical issues of painting in the early 21st 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 This course is designed to introduce students to Video Art production and post-production techniques. Students conceive, shoot and edit a video tape in a hands-on-manner under the guidance of the instructor. The production of the Video Art project occurs within the framework of seminars, exhibitions and current critical writing on issues particular to Video Art. (A studio fee of $75 payable with tuition.) 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 $50.00 is payable with tuition. VIS205H1 Studio-based projects explore drawing practice in the early 21st century. Materials and approaches both bear witness to continuity and respond to changing contemporary cultural issues. (A studio fee of $15 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 A studio based course which explores the potential of paper from drawing to object making, in the context of contemporary art practice. 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. 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 $75.00 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 $50.00 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. A $100 studio fee is payable with tuition VIS310H1 Studio projects complemented by seminars and readings examine plastic, social and gender politics in contemporary imaging. VIS311H1 Students propose and produce projects in media that are offered in Visual Studies. (A studio fee of $50 in video, sculpture and printmaking 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. VIS313H1 Ideas about the body are challenged by developments in technology, culture and politics. This course studies the metamorphosis of gender, age and culture through projects, lectures and readings. 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. VIS321H1 Production of artists' multiples in various media is augmented with gallery and archive visits, screenings and artist talks. Historical and contemporary technologies for reproduction are examined. 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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