Walastik!
Are you familiar with the term “Walasti!" It#s a Fili$i%o $o$ular e&$ressio% e'ui(ale%t to the E%)lish “Wow*! O%e (ersio% o% the ori)i% of the wor+ has a% i%teresti%) story, It is sai+ that o%e time- a .ir.us $erformer was /ala%.i%) .u$s o% the sti.- a%+ whe% he remo(e+ the sti.- the .u$s 0oate+ o% the air- so the $eo$le e&.laime+ “A%) )ali%) o- wala%) sti.*! Thus- “Walasti! has /e.ome a $o$ular e&$ressio% of ama1eme%t, The other (ersio% is that the wor+ .ame from “walasti)-! whi.h literally mea%s “wala%) ti)as,! I% our .ulture- we also say2 “Wala%+yu*! “Ha%e$*! “3ra/e*! “U%a/oo)a/le*!
It is our usual res$o%se to say “Walasti*! whe%e(er we are $rese%te+ with a%ythi%) /eautiful- may it /e a /reathtai%) su%set- a /loomi%) 0ower- a .olorful 4ee$%ey- a se&y la+y or a ha%+some hu%, For the o$$osite term- we e&.laim “Sus-! “Ya*! a%+ %owa+ays the $o$ular e&$ressio% “Eeew*! Beauty- as well as u)li%ess- are fa.ts of huma% e&$erie%.e,
Whe% you loo at the $i.tures of these four wome%- most $ro/a/ly you woul+ /e i%.li%e+ to fo.us your atte%tio% o% o%e of them you .o%si+er the most /eautiful, You a%+ your frie%+s may %ot a)ree with your res$e.ti(e .hoi.es- /ut this is u%+ersta%+a/le /e.ause you ha(e +i5ere%t $erso%alities- .ultural /a.)rou%+s- i%+i(i+ual tastes a%+ $erso%al e&$erie%.es whi.h sha$e your sta%+ar+ of looi%) at thi%)s,
 
it is %ot /eautiful, Art- itself- is /eauty, What maes thi%)s /eautiful is therefore a /asi. a%+ si)%i6.a%t to$i. to tae u$ a%+ u%+ersta%+ i% the a$$re.iatio% of art,
We o/ser(e that thi%)s may either /e /eautiful or u)ly, Beauty also emer)es o% +i5ere%t le(els, This .ommo% e&$erie%.e /ri%)s out some $rofou%+ a%+ i%teresti%) 'ueries2 What .o%stitutes /eauty" Why a $erso% or a thi%) is more /eautiful tha% a%other" This stu+y of the theory or $hiloso$hy of  /eauty is .alle+ AESTHETI7S, I% this mo+ule- you will lear% a/out (arious aestheti. theories su.h as 7o%(e%tio%alism- Formalism- Fu%.tio%alism- He+o%ism- 8lato%ism- a%+ 8sy.hoa%alyti. Theory, They .o%si+er the e&$erie%.e a%+ reality of /eauty a%+ u)li%ess /ase+ o% +i5ere%t .o%.e$ts a%+ from +i5ere%t $ers$e.ti(es,
 The mai% /e%e6t that you will a.'uire from this mo+ule is a% aware%ess of a +ee$- $hiloso$hi.al .o%.e$t o% the e&$erie%.e a%+ reality of /eauty a%+ art, A%+ as you u%+ersta%+ the (arious aestheti. theories- you woul+ also re0e.t a/out your ow% $erso%ality a%+ i%+i(i+ual .hoi.es a%+ style- a%+ you woul+ /e.ome $rou+ of your ow% .ulture a%+ tra+itio% a%+ lear% a%+ res$e.t those of others,
 THE 9ISUA: E:E;ENTS
To see is to believe
 The hu)e eye i% the $ai%ti%) /y Re%e ;a)ritte- The False Mirror, is your ow%
eye* It#s the eye that ser(es as a “wi%+ow! /y whi.h your soul from the
i%si+e loos at the worl+ outsi+e, The wor+ “seei%)! .o%%otes a% a.ti(ity %ot
o%ly of your eyes- /ut of your heart a%+ of your mi%+ too, That#s why
“seei%)! is “/elie(i%)-! a%+ it is “%owi%)! as well, I am sure you alrea+y
ha+ a% e&$erie%.e that- after /ei%) i% the state of i)%ora%.e a%+ +ou/t- you
e&.laime+2 “Ahh- I see<,! /e.ause su++e%ly you are e%li)hte%e+ as if rays of 
li)ht shi%e i%to the +ar%ess of your soul- so that after looi%)- you start
feeli%) a%+ u%+ersta%+i%),
As the mi%+ a%+ the heart are stimulate+ /y the eyes- the a$$re.iatio% of art
also /e)i%s i% seei%), The (isual eleme%ts are what you see with your eyes
whe% you loo at $ai%ti%)s, To i%tro+u.e you to some of them- +ow%loa+ a
(isual $rese%tatio%2 What this mo+ule is a/out, The .om/i%atio% of eleme%ts-
as they are $er.ei(e+ as a whole /y the s$e.tator- mae u$ the form-
.om$ositio% or +esi)% of the artwor,
 
 You lear%e+ i% the $re(ious lesso%s a/out the a%alysis of the su/4e.t=.o%te%t,
 The (isual eleme%ts are the 6rst le(el of this a%alysis i% the a$$re.iatio% of 
$ai%ti%), I% musi. they are .alle+ au+itory eleme%ts lie rhythm- $it.h-
melo+y- harmo%y, I% literature su.h as a %o(el- these eleme%ts are
.hara.ters- setti%)- theme- $lot,
 The stu+y of (isual eleme%ts is /e%e6.ial for you as a stu+e%t, It will mae
you a%aly1e a $ai%ti%) i% +etails a%+ %oti.e the mi%ute a%+ meti.ulous $arts
of the .om$ositio%, It will therefore im$ro(e your se%siti(ity a%+ a.uity to the
o/4e.ts you $er.ei(e i% your surrou%+i%)s, It will shar$e% your se%ses of 
si)ht- of heari%) a%+ of tou.h as you u%+ersta%+ the o$eratio% a%+ your
e%.ou%ter of $er.e$tual stimuli %ot o%ly i% the arts /ut also i% or+i%ary
e&$erie%.es,
 Art in a Balance
Do you %ow the /oo /y Al 3ore e%title+ Earth in a Balance? The author tals a/out the i%e(ita/le +e(astatio% of the $la%et +ue to e%(iro%me%tal +e)ra+atio% .ause+ /y $eo$le#s a/use a%+ e&$loitatio% of %ature, “Art i% a /ala%.e-! howe(er- is %ot a/out the +estru.tio% /ut a/out the .om$ositio% of  art /ase+ o% huma% or+er a%+ +esi)%, A%+ e&a.tly- “/ala%.e! is o%e of the $ri%.i$les of art .om$ositio%,
:ie i% 3ore#s /oo- there are ma%y im$orta%t i+eas a%+ fa.ts that you will lear% i% this mo+ule, To i%tro+u.e you to some of them- (iew this (isual $rese%tatio%2 What this mo+ule is a/out, These are /asi. i%formatio% towar+s u%+ersta%+i%) the formal $ri%.i$les of +esi)% i% the (isual arts,
 You lear%e+ from the $re(ious lesso%s the (arious $oi%ts for a%aly1i%) art su.h as the su/4e.t- the me+ium a%+ the fu%.tio%, A%other $oi%t is the FOR;, Also .alle+ “+esi)%-! “.om$ositio%! or “or)a%i1atio%-! the form of art ass the 'uestio%2 “How are the eleme%ts $ut to)ether"! 8arti.ularly i%
 
$ai%ti%)- it refers to the .ertai% ways or sta%+ar+s /y whi.h the su/4e.t of art or the (isual .hara.ters are $la.e+ /y the $ai%ter i% the $i.ture=$la%e to $ro+u.e /eautiful e5e.t i% the si)ht of the s$e.tator, You may %oti.e this- for e&am$le- i% The Last Supper ,
 The >? $eo$le i% the $ai%ti%) are arra%)e+ /y :eo%ar+o so that @esus is at the .e%ter- a%+ that the > a$ostles are e'ually +i(i+e+ i%to two with si& of them o% the left a%+ the other si& o% the ri)ht, This is a $erfe.tly- symmetri.ally /ala%.e+ .om$ositio% whi.h is ty$i.al of the Flore%ti%e S.hool of 8ai%ti%) +uri%) the hi)h Re%aissa%.e $erio+, Numerous other arra%)eme%ts are also $ossi/le a%+ ha(e /ee% a$$lie+ i% other wors of $ai%ti%) at +i5ere%t times i% the history of art,
As you understand the formal principles in the arts, you will benefit
from this module in terms of developing your visual sensitivity and
aesthetic taste. You may apply what you learn to practical concerns
such as in artistically arranging the furniture in your living room or  in taking pictures of people, sceneries and objects. This will also
teach you to find beauty out of little things like in the symmetrical
wings of a butterfly, the curvilinear shape of a water faucet or the elegant contour of a Gillette blade, as they exhibit inherent design
and composition.
 
If si1e matters i% 3o+1illa- it is i% the arts too, Si1e refers to the /uli%ess of a $hysi.al thi%), The objective si1e of a thi%) .om$are+ with that of a%other is .alle+ s.ale, But the art of re$rese%tatio%al $ai%ti%) is .o%.er%e+ with relative si1e of a% o/4e.t from the si)ht of the (iewer, I% reality- the moo% is so mu.h /i))er tha% a /aset /all- /ut i% a$$eara%.e- the /all loos /i))er /e.ause it is so mu.h %earer to the $er.ei(er while the moo% is thousa%+s of miles away, Bei%) (isual- $ai%ti%) is the $ro4e.tio% %ot of the real /ut of the a$$are%t si1es of thi%)s,
:oo i%te%tly at this $oi%tillist master$ie.e /y 3eor)e Seurat, What +o you %oti.e i% it- $arti.ularly a/out the si1es of the $eo$le i% the $ai%ti%)"
Do you %oti.e that the woma% sta%+i%) o% the ri)ht si+e is /i))er tha% the woma% at the .e%ter" I% fa.t- you see that the $eo$le i% the $ai%ti%) ha(e +i5ere%t si1es, What maes u$ this +i5ere%.e may /e e&$lai%e+ /y the .o%.e$t of $ers$e.ti(e as it is a$$lie+ i% the arts, 8ers$e.ti(e is a% i%teresti%) (isual te.h%i'ue a%+ eleme%t i% $ai%ti%) whi.h hei)hte%s o%e#s aestheti. se%se a%+ a$$re.iatio%,
 
 The stu+y of $ers$e.ti(e will e%ha%.e your (isual aware%ess, It will mae you see /eauty a%+ +etails i% your or+i%ary e&$erie%.es su.h as whe% you /ehol+ the full moo% lyi%) alo%) the hori1o%- or whe% you loo at the walls- 0oor a%+ .eili%) as you wal alo%) the .orri+or, 7o%si+er the +esi)% o% the ri)ht, Do you see a .orri+or- a tu%%el- a $yrami+ with 0at to$- a me)a$ho%e or a% em$ty balikbayan /o&" How you see all of these is /e.ause of $ers$e.ti(e,
I did it my way!
“I +i+ it my way-! thus e%+s Fra% Si%atra#s famous so%), Truly- ea.h o%e of 
us has our ow% way of +oi%) thi%)s, It#s my u%i'ue%ess- your u%i'ue%ess, So
as $eo$le ha(e (arious $e.uliarities- wors of art ha(e +i5ere%t STY:ES,
8alestri%a- ;o1art- ;i.hael @a.so% a%+ A$ril Boy are all musi.al .om$osers-
/ut they $ro+u.e e%tirely +i5ere%t ty$es of musi., What maes u$ the
 
:oo at the ma% i% the $i.tures a/o(e, He is Sal(a+or Dali- a S$a%ish $ai%ter,
Do you 6%+ him somewhat weir+" It is e(e% sai+ that o%e time he atte%+e+ a
$u/li. le.ture as the s$eaer weari%) o%ly a /athro/e, But it is e&a.tly his
u%.o%(e%tio%al style whi.h ma+e him the most famous surrealist $ai%ter i%
the worl+, 9a% 3o)h also has a lot of self=$ortraits whi.h show his $erso%ality
that ha+ /e.ome the /asis of his e&$ressio%ist style of $ai%ti%),
 The $re(ious lesso% tau)ht you a/out the su/4e.t a%+ the (isual eleme%ts
whi.h .o%.er%s the artwor itself, Now- a%other fo.us of a%alysis is the artist
himself or herself, Style is a .ertai% way /y whi.h the artists .reate their
$ie.e whi.h maes o%e of them u%i'ue from the others, Some may /elo%) to
the same )rou$ with the same style /e.ause they share a .ommo% su/4e.t-
)e%re- form- $ri%.i$le or i+eolo)y, So i% musi.- there are .om$ositio%s
+isti%.t from o%e a%other su.h as .lassi.al- 4a11- ro.- $o$- ra$- mellow a%+
i%+i)e%ous sou%+s, I% the art of $ai%ti%) too- there are wors .lassi6e+ as
.lassi.ist- im$ressio%ist- .u/ist- surrealist a%+ ma%y others, Whe% you
a$$re.iate art- you too mae u$ your ow% style, The style you lie most
i%+i.ates %ot o%ly your i%+i(i+ual $erso%ality /ut also your /ree+i%)-
+is$ositio%s a%+ /eliefs- your histori.al situate+%ess- or e(e% your le(el of 
e+u.atio%al attai%me%t,
 This mo+ule will /e%e6t you as a stu+e%t /e.ause it woul+ mae you aware
of your u%i'ue $erso%ality as you +is.o(er style you a$$re.iate most i% the
arts, This will also mae you aware of the +e(elo$me%t of art i% li%e with the
history of Wester% .i(ili1atio% to)ether with the +e(elo$me%t of other /ra%.h
of lear%i%) su.h as $hiloso$hy- $sy.holo)y- $oliti.al s.ie%.e a%+ so.iolo)y,
 The u%+ersta%+i%) of the e(olutio% of artisti. styles is a% im$orta%t fa.tor
towar+s the a$$re.iatio% of art /e.ause it maes the stu+e%ts lear% the