The Role of Mathematics in Visual Art from the Perspective of Western Culture
From the Renaissance period,mathematics has been applied as a tool to visual art.At the abstract expression period,mathematical geometry became the theme of artistic expression.In modem computer era,mathematics has empowered algorithms to form artificial intelligence art.The role and function of mathematics in visual art have been constantly changing with the development of human technology and cognition.Based on Western culture,this study explores the three roles that mathematics plays in the development of visual art:tools,themes,and thinking,using the fusion of visual art and mathematics as a foundation.It helps artists understand the mechanism by which mathematics intervenes in visual art objects,while expanding the theoretical support for the application of mathematics in visual art creation,providing reference and inspiration for the development and practice of visual art in the context of the digital age.