Art of harmony: Beta Golchin’s art weaves balance into life’s tapestry
- Last updated: June 16, 2025 | 09:32
Muhammad Yusuf, Features Writer
Beta Golchin is a Dubai born and raised Iranian artist; she discovered her artistic talent at the age of 14, after winning recognition in global art competitions. She specialises in mixed media artwork using acrylic, fluid paint, oil paint, colour pencil and gouache as mediums.
Her themes include antique doors, landscapes and textured abstracts, and her style sees her using unconventional techniques to create artwork. She uses materials such as stucco putty, wood shavings, foil, sand, fruit net, bandages, eggshells with modelling paste and even emergency blankets, for elevation. “It brings depth and story to my art,” she says.
She is also a successful international makeup artist and has worked with many luxury brands and celebrities, from 2016. In 2023, she came full circle when she decided to pursue a career in art and created her brand, Art By Beta.
Beta’s art explores human experience through a spiritual lens: it weaves together themes of transformation, resilience, and connection. “Landscapes capture the vastness of existence, reflecting the soul’s journey through Nature’s ever-changing beauty,” she says.
Antique doors symbolise passage, mystery, and the unseen opportunities that life presents, reminding us that each threshold holds a lesson, while the collection’s textured abstract pieces crafted from recycled materials, breathe fresh life into forgotten elements. “It emphasises renewal and the interconnectedness of all things,” Beta emphasises. Her works also include pictures on koi fish, mandalas, and textured abstracts. Through them, viewers are invited to contemplate their own paths, embrace change, “and find harmony in the unfolding tapestry of life.”
Looking back on her art journey, Beta says she re-discovered her passion for art when, like most businesses during COVID-19, her makeup artistry business got hit badly. Jobs were unavailable and she had to do much soul searching, figuring out her next move. “I had a Master’s in project management and IT, but I wasn’t passionate about either of them,” she says. “I wanted to do something that spoke to my soul, and I knew deep down that art would be the answer to that.”
After experimenting with various styles, she found her own artistic signature. “My art expresses who I am deep down and speaks directly from my soul,” she says. She began her new innings in her art voyage with textured abstracts and landscapes. Doors with Souls expresses her passion for history and cultural roots, while Koi Fish Harmony is about her constant attempts to find balance and consonance “amidst the chaos and confusion in times of uncertainty.”
Her obsession with antique doors, their historical significance and weathered rustic appearance, led her to create this collection, where she uses various mediums to produce the special, antique texture. The doors are located in various cities around the world, each carrying its own heritage and history. The collection includes colour pencil drawings, oil paintings, acrylic paint on cotton canvases and acid free Strathmore 400 series artist paper, in various dimensions.
The Koi Fish Harmony collection highlights the symbolism of Koi in Japanese philosophy and colour harmony, which have a deep meaning and significance for Beta. Using colour theory as the basis of her palette along with acrylic gloss gel, thickening paste and flow mediums, excitement and calmness are juxtaposed in the artworks. They signify the importance of balance amidst the trials and tribulations of everyday life. The paintings are created on cotton canvas and high-quality acid free paper in various dimensions. Colour theory is combination of art and science that provides a framework for understanding, harmony, contrast, and the emotional impact of colours.
Mandala Magic is a homage to her spiritual journey and awakening to authenticity within herself, while colour gradients are a reflection of the specific chakras within her that needed healing as a piece was being painted. “These pieces are made with so much care and mindfulness, I am proud to share them with the world!” Beta says. According to Jungian psychology, a mandala is a symbol of a dream representing the dreamer’s search for completeness and self-unity, says Beta. By connecting to oneself, one is able to achieve dreams and desires with confidence, courage and self-belief. The colour gradients used are connected to each chakra of the human body, to cleanse and energise particular chakras that are blocked, preventing dreams from being achieved. Chakra means “wheel” and refers to an energy point in the body.
“Whether you are an art collector or an artist, I think we can all agree that art has a real profound way of touching people’s heart and soul,” Beta concludes. “It takes you beyond dimension and time and heals you in ways you could never imagine. My fascination with this form of expression brought with it a level of freedom, courage and ease I had not experienced since I was 14. Whether you’re buying or learning, I hope my art reminds you of your own passion and resilience and emboldens you to pursue your dreams as fearlessly as I have.”
Her latest work was exhibited at World Art Dubai 2025, and two of her paintings are on display at the new More Cafe in Barsha South. She has also exhibited at ISOAG’s Annual Art Exhibition in 2023, in the Ethereal Abstractions Group Art Exhibition by Reem Gallery and at Artezaar’s show in 2023, besides in an International Youth Art Competition in 1987. Her artwork can be viewed and bought from her website Artbybeta.com and beta-golchin on Artezaar.