The Artist
Mesma Belsaré was born in India in a family of scientists. Her childhood lone artistic explorations led her to quit medical school and attend Delhi College of Art, New Delhi, India (BFA), and thereafter Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston (MA). Since immigrating to the U.S. in 2001, she has engaged with communities at several U.S. universities, colleges and art museums as an artist and art educator. Most recently, she was awarded the 2024 Individual Artist Fellowship for Painting by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Mesma's paintings are held in private collections in the U.S., India, Canada, Britain, Holland, and France. She has exhibited at Massachusetts College of Art, Boston; SOWA Art, Boston; Salon South Asia at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto; Baruch College, New York City; Delhi College of Art, New Delhi; and The Triveni Art Enclave, New Delhi.
She currently lives and works in New York, United States.
Artist Statement
Myth, Metaphor and Migration are running themes in my art. I have lived and worked in two separate continents. My home is my studio. Negotiating geographical boundaries and corporeal transition inspired me to explore diverse artistic genres, techniques and modes of expression. My work today is an attempt to find my moorings in a socially and culturally turbulent world. It has made me aware of the transience of physical forms, and the fragility of human systems and establishments.
Childhood memories of rituals honoring nature, studies of ancient temple sculptures, architecture and cave paintings, along with the grand narratives of my ancestors, all come to roost on my canvas.
An anachronism in our times of "insta-art", the old masters’ techniques of grisaille and glazing in tempera and oil still excite me to speak in my personal style. My figures, deeply rooted in mythical stories and memories of my ancestors, have over time derived inspiration from Byzantine icons and pre-Renaissance European masters.
-Mesma
Art that I will treasure for the rest of my life!
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Purchasing Art & Commissions
Art can be purchased by emailing info@mesmabelsare.com.
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Gallery
Oil Paintings
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. Click on the images for details. Prints of select sold paintings are available if indicated in the descriptions.
To purchase original paintings, order your prints, or to commission a new work, email info@mesmabelsare.com.
"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."
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Mixed Media
Available for sale. Click on the images for details.
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"The buying experience was excellent. Mesma answered all my questions and the painting arrived on time and beautifully packaged with a handwritten personal note."
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Pen and Ink on Paper
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Other Works
The following gallery displays paintings that were either commissioned, sold or gifted, and are now in private collections.
"I had tears of joy when she unveiled this piece to me as I prepared to take it home. What a gift her talent is! I am so grateful."
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ARTWORK PURCHASE POLICY
How to Order
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Shipping
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Damage During Shipping
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In the unlikely event that your order is damaged during shipping you will receive a 10% refund of the original price of the artwork after full payment and proof of damage is received.
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Return policy:
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