The Artist
Besides being a dancer, Mesma Belsaré is a trained visual artist.
Her preferred medium is oil; she also paints in watercolors, ink and the digital medium.
Mesma studied visual arts at the Delhi College of Art, New Delhi, India and at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, U.S. She has exhibited in Toronto, New Delhi, New York City and Boston. Mesma's paintings are held in public and private collections in the U.S., India, Canada, Britain, Holland, and France.
She currently lives and works in New York, United States.
Artist Statement
I love figures: human, animal or plant, in their singular and composite forms. They emerge in my art in dream-like narrative configurations, Ancient cave paintings in India, Indonesia and France have left a mark on my images.
My figures, deeply rooted in the Indian mythical stories and memory, have also taken inspiration from Early Christian icons and pre-Renaissance European masters.
My paintings stem from faith in pure expression that is free from the burden of heavy concepts, and the power of beauty as a healing agent in a divided, dystopian world.
-Mesma
Purchasing Art & Commissions
Art can be purchased by emailing info@mesmabelsare.com.
Please mention the title of the painting/sketch in the Gallery.
To commission an artwork, send a message through the CONTACT page or email info@mesmabelsare.com.
Note: Gallery pics are not color-enhanced and appear as close to real as possible. However screen resolution of your device might affect color saturation.
Gallery
Oils
Mesma's oil paintings are made with the old master techniques. Several layers of translucent paint are glazed over dried, opaque underpainting to achieve depth and luminosity. Inspired by medieval European icons, Belsaré sometimes incorporates gold foil in her work. Added to this gallery are also works in oil pastel on paper. Click on the images for details.
To purchase art, email info@mesmabelsare.com with the title of the painting.
"Your painting has made me so happy. I can’t begin to describe the feeling, but I feel transported and elated. It is still one that I can't stop looking at."
(Patron)
Watercolor and ink on paper
Available for sale. Click on the images for details.
To purchase art, email info@mesmabelsare.com with the title of the painting.
"The buying experience was excellent. Mesma answered all my questions and the painting arrived on time and beautifully packaged with a handwritten personal note."
(Patron)
Pen and Ink on Paper
Available for sale. Click on the images for details.
To purchase art, email info@mesmabelsare.com with the title of the work.