Karl Martens

United States  • 1956

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Karl Mårtens was born in San Francisco 1956, and grew up in the vicinity Drottningholm, outside of Stockholm. At the age of 16 he moved to Switzerland and from there to Canada, and eventually back to San Francisco. After 24 years away from Sweden he returned to Sweden at the age of 40.

Nature studies, with a special love for birds, has been Karl's main interest since childhood. He has been drawing and painting birds as long as he can remember. As the years have gone by, his style has changed from extremely detailed paintings to the present, freer style.

The background for Karl's style has its roots in his deep interest for the forms of meditation found I Zen Buddhism. Getting to know one self through attention to thoughts and emotions, and to accept the fact that we will never be fully in control of our lives are some of the thoughts he has found important. This way of thinking is not only reflected in Karl Mårtens's paintings, but has resulted in his holding workshops in Zen calligraphy, where participants get to practice identifying their emotions, resist planning and then express the emotions on paper with Chinese ink on calligraphy paper.
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Karl Mårtens was born in San Francisco 1956, and grew up in the vicinity Drottningholm, outside of Stockholm. At the age of 16 he moved to Switzerland and from there to Canada, and eventually back to San Francisco. After 24 years away from Sweden he returned to Sweden at the age of 40.Nature studies, with a special love for birds, has been Karl's main interest since childhood. He has been drawing and painting birds as long as he can remember. As the years have gone by, his style has changed from extremely detailed paintings to the present, freer style.The background for Karl's style has its roots in his deep interest for the forms of meditation found I Zen Buddhism. Getting to know one self through attention to thoughts and emotions, and to accept the fact that we will never be fully in control of our lives are some of the thoughts he has found important. This way of thinking is not only reflected in Karl Mårtens's paintings, but has resulted in his holding workshops in Zen calligraphy, where participants get to practice identifying their emotions, resist planning and then express the emotions on paper with Chinese ink on calligraphy paper.

When was Karl Martens born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1956