Introduction to art is a course to study the basic laws of art activities. It is a scientific system for the purpose of expounding the basic nature of art, the system of art activities and the characteristics of art types. It is one of the compulsory basic theory courses for art college students. It is also necessary for non art majors to learn "Introduction to art" to improve their aesthetic quality.Introduction to art is a subject that analyzes and studies artistic activities, reveals the essence and laws of art, guides people to create and appreciate art according to the special laws of art, improves people's artistic accomplishment, and gives full play to various functions of art.The teaching objective of this course is to systematically explain the basic situation of art activities, so as to enable students to establish a scientific and progressive view of art; to understand the close relationship between each link of art activities, and to explore the laws and characteristics of art response; to guide students to follow the aesthetic and artistic laws for theoretical thinking and art criticism; to enable students to have a general grasp and deeper understanding of the introduction to art I understand.