First, the role of aesthetic cognition

People can learn more about nature, society, history and life through art appreciation activities.

Confucius said, "Poetry can be observed", "He knows better the names of birds, animals and plants".

1. Art plays an aesthetic role in society, history and life.

Because artistic activities have the characteristics of unity of reflection and creation, unity of reproduction and expression, and unity of subject and object, they can often reveal the true connection and connotation of society, history and life more deeply, have the specialty of reflecting the depth and breadth of social life, and often bring unforgettable rich social life knowledge to people through vivid and touching artistic images.

2. Art has aesthetic cognitive function to natural phenomena.

For natural phenomena as big as celestial bodies and as small as cells, art also has aesthetic cognitive function. Art can help people increase their scientific knowledge in many ways.

Second, the role of aesthetic education

Aesthetic education of art mainly means that people are influenced and infected by truth, goodness and beauty through art appreciation activities, enlightened in thought, found an example in practice and improved in understanding. In the subtle process, people's thoughts, feelings and ideals have undergone profound changes, leading people to correctly understand and understand life and establish a correct outlook on life and the world. The aesthetic function of art, to a great extent, is to let readers, audiences and listeners feel and comprehend the profound humanistic spirit through works of art.

1. The aesthetic function of art comes from revealing the essential characteristics of life, from the artist's thoughts and feelings, attitude towards life, social ideal and aesthetic ideal.

2. The function of artistic aesthetic education is emotional, subtle and entertaining.

The most striking difference between art education and other education is the way people feel. Works of art are always full of the artist's thoughts and feelings, and through vivid and touching artistic descriptions, they act on the emotions of the appreciator, which makes people strongly infected and edified.

The education of artistic works to people often makes the appreciator be infected consciously or unconsciously without any compulsion, and gradually purifies people's mind for a long time, which has a subtle educational effect on people's thoughts, feelings and mental outlook. The thoughts and sentiments formed under the long-term subtle influence of works of art often have stronger stability and continuity, and often become the core components of outlook on life and world view.