Important Notice

Untitled
Signed in Devnagari (lower right)
Cow dung and acrylic on cloth
66 x 55 in (167.5 x 139.6 cm)

Jivya Soma Mashe's son, Balu Jivya Mashe continues the tradition of presenting a single element with attention to minute detail.The intricate fishing net held by a lone fisherman contains within it, the complete diversity of river life found in the region.

WARLI PAINTING

Warli art comes from the tribes of the Thane district of Maharashtra, which lies along the foothills of the Sahyadri mountains. The exuberant, swirling geometric patterns of Warli art are countered by the austere white paint with which they adorn brown mud walls. Unlike much Indian folk art, which is rooted in myth and religion, Warli art traditionally depicts social functions, the marriage ceremony in particular. It is a way of inter and intra-personalcommunication, recording events and transmitting local stories pictorially, without use of the written word.

Warli figuration is based on geometric forms, such as the circle taken from the moon and sun, the triangle simplified from mountainsand trees, and the square, which has no natural equivalent and is therefore used to symbolise sacred enclosures. Human bodies are represented by two triangles, which are animated by an extraordinary quality of vibrancy. The composition of a scene inWarli art is based on providing a clear coherence and order while expressing the belief that life is in constant and cyclical movement. There is no linear timeline for events. The trees, crops, abodes, and humans who inhabit and animate the world, are in harmony with the cosmos which provides a divine order.

Untitled
Signed in Devnagari (lower right)
Cow dung and acrylic on cloth
66 x 55 in (167.5 x 139.6 cm)

Jivya Soma Mashe's son, Balu Jivya Mashe continues the tradition of presenting a single element with attention to minute detail.The intricate fishing net held by a lone fisherman contains within it, the complete diversity of river life found in the region.

WARLI PAINTING

Warli art comes from the tribes of the Thane district of Maharashtra, which lies along the foothills of the Sahyadri mountains. The exuberant, swirling geometric patterns of Warli art are countered by the austere white paint with which they adorn brown mud walls. Unlike much Indian folk art, which is rooted in myth and religion, Warli art traditionally depicts social functions, the marriage ceremony in particular. It is a way of inter and intra-personalcommunication, recording events and transmitting local stories pictorially, without use of the written word.

Warli figuration is based on geometric forms, such as the circle taken from the moon and sun, the triangle simplified from mountainsand trees, and the square, which has no natural equivalent and is therefore used to symbolise sacred enclosures. Human bodies are represented by two triangles, which are animated by an extraordinary quality of vibrancy. The composition of a scene inWarli art is based on providing a clear coherence and order while expressing the belief that life is in constant and cyclical movement. There is no linear timeline for events. The trees, crops, abodes, and humans who inhabit and animate the world, are in harmony with the cosmos which provides a divine order.