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Marc and Beuys demonstrate their affinity for nature in works that put all creaturely and plant life in a larger context. While the horse is a spiritual symbol in Marc's work, Beuys uses the stag, bee and hare - taken partly from Christian and partly from literary and biological contexts - as special symbols. In addition, the two share a belief in the transformative power of art, which Beuys converted into concrete political commitment - for example, in his environmental protection activities. Animals and landscapes are also key aspects of Mataré's work. He sought the greatest possible formal clarity and tried to express the essence of things through simplification and condensation. For Mataré, this could reveal the inner order of nature, which was also of crucial importance for Franz Marc and Joseph Beuys. The exhibition In Harmony with Nature illustrates numerous formal and content-related commonalities in the work of the three artists. At the same time, it shows how crucial the theme of nature was for the 20th-century artistic avant-garde.
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