Abstract: As a new methodology, digital humanities are increasingly being applied in visual art research. Image art analytics and computer generative art are the application hotspots in visualization domain. This paper collects and summarizes the current typical theories and application cases which will help promote the further exploration of digital humanities applied to the visualization domain. According to the literature and application practices, this paper defines and analyzes the concept and connotation of art analytics and computer generative art. And on the basis of pre-research, it studies the research methods, key technologies and scheme implementation of current results. As digital technologies, represented by artificial intelligence, are gradually applied to the art fields, the integration of art and digital will create more space for the art development. 

Key words: Digital humanities, Visual art, Art analytics, Computer generative art