{"id":51,"date":"2025-08-06T08:06:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T08:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karin.doc-martens.de\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2025-10-11T07:24:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T07:24:22","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/karin.doc-martens.de\/?page_id=51","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Prof. em. Dipl.-Fashion Designer Karin Martens<\/strong>, born as Karin Stark in Thuringia in 1961. I graduated from the <strong>Berlin Weissensee Universitiy of Art<\/strong> with a degree in fashion design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I held permanent positions as a designer in German companies and abroad, including in Paris, and worked primarily in women&#8217;s fashion and textile design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">From 1996 to 2024, I held a professorship in &#8222;Design Basics including Collection Design&#8220; at the <strong>Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences<\/strong> in the Department of Textile and Clothing Technology in Moenchengladbach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/karin.doc-martens.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/karin-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-347\" style=\"width:288px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karin.doc-martens.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/karin-2.jpg 584w, https:\/\/karin.doc-martens.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/karin-2-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Exhibitions:<\/strong> <br><strong>&#8222;Anmut&#8220; (engl. &#8222;Grace&#8220;),<\/strong> a joint exhibition in Niederkruechten Elmpt featuring nude drawings. <br><strong>&#8222;BIS auf die Haut&#8220; (engl. &#8222;Down to the Skin&#8220;),<\/strong> a joint exhibition at BIS (center for open cultural work) in Moenchengladbach featuring nude studies. <br><strong>&#8222;Zwischen Schein und Sein&#8220;<\/strong> (engl. &#8222;Between Appearance and Reality&#8220;), East German Fashion Drawings 1960 &#8211; 1990, Reinbeckhallen, Berlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Drawing, especially <strong>nude drawing<\/strong>, as well as studies in clothing representation and fashion illustration, are naturally part of a fashion designer&#8217;s profession. However, drawing means more to me than that. It is the search for lines, surfaces, and shapes that condense on paper and become illustrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In addition to traditional graphite nature studies, I often use the <strong>frottage\/nitrofrottage technique<\/strong> to create variations in my drawings. This technique involves rubbing a drawing with a solvent to create a mirror-image copy. However, the results are largely random because not all of the lines in the original are reproduced exactly. When reworking the frottages, I easily fall into a workflow. I forget the time and become completely absorbed in the creative process. I am surprised by how the further use of mixed techniques with markers and Polycolor pens results in colorful illustrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">These illustrations are inspired by my travels and extended stays in <strong>Cura\u00e7ao.<\/strong> The island&#8217;s beauty fascinated me and inspired me to pick up my sketchbook again, as I did during my student days. In addition to observing nature, I focus on people, especially strong women. Through my work, I play with clich\u00e9s of Western designer fashion and Caribbean-influenced elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prof. em. Dipl.-Fashion Designer Karin Martens, born as Karin Stark in Thuringia in 1961. I graduated from the Berlin Weissensee Universitiy of Art with a degree in fashion design. I held permanent positions as a designer in German companies and abroad, including in Paris, and worked primarily in women&#8217;s fashion and textile design. 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