Abstract
In this article the author explores the connections between art, Western history, and archetypal forms. Following the work of C. G. Jung and Erich Neumann, he argues that art forms have often foreshadowed large collective cultural transformations in Western civilization. He proposes that the dynamic driving this process is an archetypal tension between psyche and matter, as it manifests in various forms, including visual art, architecture, and ideas. Using the work of the renowned British art critic Kenneth Clark, he shows how this process manifested in the Middle Ages and then led to the transition to the Renaissance. He concludes by considering how this dynamic tension of archetypes is currently playing out in our cultural setting and what it may tell us about our collective future.
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