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[[File:A Warli painting by Jivya Soma Mashe, Thane district.jpg|thumb|A Warli painting by Jivya Soma Mashe]]
'''Jivya Soma Mashe''' (1934-2018) was an artist of the [[Maharashtra]] state in [[India]], who popularised the [[Warli]] [[tribal art]] form.

Mashe was born in Dhamangaon village in [[Talasari]] taluka of [[Thane district]] of Maharashtra. At the age of 11, he came to Kalambipada village in [[Dahanu]] taluka of Thane district. In the 1970s the [[Warli Painting]], which was a predominantly ritual art till that time, took a radical turn, when Jivya Mashe started to paint not for any special ritual, but on an everyday basis.

His talent was soon noticed, first nationally (it was rewarded straight from the hand of India's senior political figures, such as [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] and [[Indira Gandhi]]) then internationally ([[Magiciens de la terre]], [[Centre Pompidou]]), bringing unprecedented recognition, which prompted many other young men to follow suit. They started to paint regularly for commercial purposes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Noted Warli artist Jivya Soma Mashe passes away- The New Indian Express|url=http://cms.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2018/may/16/noted-warli-artist-jivya-soma-mashe-passes-away-1815148.html|access-date=2020-11-24|website=cms.newindianexpress.com}}</ref>

==Life==
Jivya Soma Mashe lost his mother at an early age of 7 and out of shock he stopped speaking for several years, communicating only by drawing pictures in the dust. This strange attitude soon won him a special status within his community.

The first government agents sent to preserve and protect [[Warli Painting]] were amazed by his artistic abilities. Jivya Soma Mashe showed a heightened sensitivity and unusually powerful imagination, which seem to be the legacy of his early introspective period. Paper and canvas freed him from the constraints of working on rough, sheer walls and he transformed the brusque look of the ephemeral paintings into a free, deeply sensitive style. His sensitivity emerges in every detail of his paintings. Strokes, lines and a mass of dots swarm and vibrate on the canvas, coming together to form clever compositions which reinforce the general impression of vibration. Details and the overall composition both contribute to a sense of life and movement. Recurring themes, from tribal life and Warli legends, are also a pretext for celebrating life and movement.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2018-05-15|title=Jivya Soma Mashe, known for popularising Warli tribal art form, passes away aged 84 - Entertainment News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/jivya-soma-mashe-known-for-popularising-warli-tribal-art-form-passes-away-aged-84-4469929.html|access-date=2020-11-24|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

Jivya Soma Mashe summed up the deep feeling which animates the Warli people, saying "There are human beings, birds, animals, insects, and so on. Everything moves, day and night. Life is movement".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jivya Soma Mashe "Warli Tribe" (english)|url=http://contemporary-tribal-folk-arts-india.blogspot.com/2006/09/jivya-soma-mashe-warli-tribe-english.html|access-date=2020-11-24}}</ref>

The Warli, [[adivasi]], or the [[indigenous peoples]], speak to us of ancient times and evoke an ancestral culture. An in-depth study of this culture may give further insight into the cultural and religious foundations of modern [[India]].
He died aged 84 on 14 May 2018 and was accorded a state funeral.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2018-05-16|title=Warli artist Padmashree Jivya Soma Mashe dies|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/warli-artist-padmashree-jivya-soma-mashe-dies/article23896990.ece|access-date=2020-11-24|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Jivya has two sons Sadashiv and Balu and a daughter. His elder son, Sadashiv was born in 1958. Both of his sons are well known exponents of this art form.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />

==Exhibitions==
The first exhibition of Jivya was held at the Gallery Chemould, Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai in 1975 by the initiative of Bhaskar Kulkarni, who first introduced this master to the outside world.<ref name="dna-13jul2007">{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/salon_talking-in-tribal-tones_1109736|title=Talking in Tribal Tones|last=Banerjee|first=Reema|date=13 July 2007|access-date=23 February 2010|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]}}</ref> His first exhibition outside India was at the Palais de Menton, France in 1976.<ref name="dna-13jul2007"/> In 2003, he had a joint exhibition with [[Richard Long (artist)|Richard Long]] at [[Museum Kunst Palast]] in Düsseldorf, Germany, and in 2004 at [[Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea]], Milano, Italy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Collections Online {{!}} British Museum|url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG230792|access-date=2020-11-24|website=britishmuseum.org}}</ref> These were followed by the exhibitions at [[Shippensburg University]], United States in 2006 and at [[Halle Saint Pierre]], Paris (jointly with [[Nek Chand]]) in 2007. In July, 2007 another exhibition of his paintings was held at the Gallery Chemould, Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Iyengar|first=Radhika|date=2018-05-25|title=Remembering the 'Other Master', Jivya Soma Mashe|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/VzevOLDy2rkUUKYF4uWUPO/Remembering-the-Other-Master-Jivya-Soma-Mashe.html|access-date=2020-11-24|website=mint|language=en}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==
In 1976, he received the National Award for the Tribal Art.<ref name=":1" /> In 2002, he received the ''[[Shilp Guru]]'' award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2002/rnov2002/15112002/r1511200210.html|title=President honours craft persons as Shilp Gurus|date=15 November 2002|work=Press Information Bureau|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=23 February 2010}}</ref> In 2009, he was the recipient of the [[Prince Claus Awards|Prince Claus Award]] for his Warli painting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.princeclausfund.org/en/what_we_do/awards/index.shtml|title=2009 Prince Claus Awards|publisher=[[Prince Claus Awards]]|year=2009|access-date=23 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704163954/http://www.princeclausfund.org/en/what_we_do/awards/index.shtml|archive-date=4 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, he received the [[Padma Shri]] for his contribution towards Warli painting.<ref name=pib>{{cite press release|title=Padma Awards Announced|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=69364|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |date=25 January 2011|access-date=26 January 2011}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Warli Painting]]
*[[Adivasi]]
*[[Indian art]]
*[[List of Scheduled Tribes in India]]
*[[Bagh Print]]
*[https://www.loksatta.com/lekha-news/artist-jivya-soma-mashe-1682967/]

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://archive.is/20120324164223/http://www.jivya.in/ Jivya Soma Mase's Page]
* [http://jivya-soma-mashe-presentation-en.blogspot.com/ Jivya Soma Mashe Blog]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071006083856/http://www.saffronart.com/articles.asp?mainid=4&sectionid=17&articleid=250 Jivya Soma Mashe a legendary Warli artist]
* [http://chand-mashe.blogspot.com/ Nek Chand — Jivya Soma Mashe, Halle Saint Pierre, Paris]
* [http://www.warli.in/ Warli Art Home Page]
* [https://www.folkartsindia.co.in/2020/05/warli-painting-jivya-soma-mashe.html]
*[https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/the-warli-painting-artist-jivya-soma-mashe/ The Warli Painting Artist Jivya Soma Mashe]

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[[Category:1934 births]]
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[[Category:Indian male painters]]
[[Category:People from Thane district]]
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[[Category:20th-century Indian painters]]
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