In times of global crisis and uncertainty, art often gets dismissed as frivolous luxury. But artist Mesma Belsaré argues that art isn't what we indulge when everything is fine. It is the medicine we need most when everything is broken. Drawing from her experience as an immigrant artist who left medical school for Delhi College of Art, she explores how artists throughout history have responded to crisis not by stopping, but by documenting, preserving, and bearing witness.

Interdisciplinary artiste Mesma Belsaré explores how classical Narasimha's iconography could guide us through anxieties of AI technologies.

Discover the hidden meaning behind an oil on canvas painting by multi-disciplinary artist Mesma Belsaré.

Painting commission piece by Mesma Belsaré. This blog entry sheds light on the subject of this oil on canvas painting.

A new video-series featuring quotes by artists, philosophers, dancers, writers, poets and musicians.

We are quarantined. Dolphins, flamingos and deer are among those mighty pleased by our absence. What does this all mean for artists?

A sneak peek into the making of a dance inspired by Plato's Allegory of the Cave.

On my visit to the Philadelphia Art Museum, I was struck by a magnificent installation that I hadn't expected. My thoughts after...

Painting a grand event from an ancient Indian text. On the surface it looks like a fairy tale episode. But there is more to it...

Observations from a distance, after years of learning at Nātya Vriksha & thereafter continuing my practice as a professional dancer.

In his 1929 essay titled Nottingham and the Mining Country, the ‘Green Novelist’ D. H. Lawrence wrote, “The real tragedy of England, as I...

March 13th-23rd marked the 10th anniversary of Asia Week in New York. Away from the bustle of auctions, panels, gallery talks and...

Last week I visited a modest display of the Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci 's drawings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New...

Ancient Roman stories of ' lust, betrayal, and violence '* painted by Sandro Botticelli (early 16th century) were the themes in the...

Last night I attended the annual NACHMO (National Choreography Month) performances at the Dance Complex. Every year dance artists all...

I begin this blog today in order to share some of my everyday experiences between dancing, painting and well...just living. Seldom does...