The Maiden Drawing

Doris studied Art and Design at the prestigious Royal College of Art in London and the Bauhaus Art colleges in Berlin and Braunschweig. The "return to the craft" and the clash of artistic trends such as Expressionism, Dadaism, and Constructivism which she experienced in these environments influenced her work. The Vienna Secession artists Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele also had an impact. Her later studies at the Royal College of Art in London, where she gained a MA in Fashion Design led Doris to a more reduced and minimalistic illustration style. “I am fascinated when drawing the human figure, dressed, semi-nude or undressed. As a fashion designer I always had a passion for designing and drawing fabrics, textures, impressive sculptural garments, and costumes. I am interested in the emotions and moods one can create with the body, postures and Its coverings. Humans express so much of their inner world through their outer appearance. Drawing is for me a meditation. When I draw, I enter another universe, totally absorbed in what I do in the moment. I am drawing as an emotional outlet, out of sheer joy and passion." Doris worked as a senior designer and illustrator on projects with prestigious fashion brands such as Burberry, Max Mara, Mc Queen, Lanvin, Nina Ricci, Martin Margiela. Beside her work as a designer and illustrator, she has been teaching fashion drawing and collection development as professor at the Bauhaus Kunsthochschule Berlin, Design University Munich, Lette Verein and Esmod Berlin and Design Fachhochschule Dresden.