Editing Bonsai (section)

==Principles Behind Bonsai Art==
The art behind bonsai gardens is based on three principles: reduced scale, symbolizations and borrowed view. 

Bonsai gardens are reduced scales of bigger objects and sceneries found in the environment, such as rivers, mountains, and forests. Bonsai gardens aim to capture nature into a confined and limited space. In the case of the UP Bonsai Garden, you will find various bonsais that mirror bigger objects, such as the forest-style bonsai mentioned previously. <ref>Bulaong, Carmen Bettina (Professor, College of Architecture). Lecture on Japanese Architecture. 17 February 2012. Virtudazo, Maricar. UP Diliman Bonsai Garden breathes new life to a fading art form. From ''http://www.noypi.ph/index.php/featured/5080-up-diliman-bonsai-garden-breathes-new-life-to-a-fading-art-form.html''.</ref>

Symbolization works hand in hand with the principle of reduced scale. Through symbolization, small objects such as rocks are small pools of water are used to represent larger scenes or objects such as mountains and lakes. In the UP Bonsai Garden, the same can be found in many of the bonsais. Rocks are piled on top of each other to represent mountains. 

Borrowed views is the manner in which bonsai gardens are able to represent bigger sceneries through smaller media. Mountains, forests, and rivers can be found within the 5000sqm lot of the UP Bonsai Garden through the different bonsais featured there. Because of this, the UP Bonsai Garden gives the illusion that it is actually bigger than what it truly is. <ref>Pineda, Haidee. UPD's Bonsai Garden. From ''http://www.upd.edu.ph/whatsup/venue.html''.</ref>

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