From cow dung to the red carpet

[ad_1] By Shriram Khadilkar Photography: Courtesy Jivya-Soma-Mashe and Chand-Mashe blogs Read Time: 2 mins Jivya Soma Mashe at work Tribal Warli artist, Jivya Soma Mashe passed on, on May 16, 2018 leaving behind him a legacy conferred with Intellectual Property Rights; perhaps the only tribal art form with an IPR… This tribal from the Dahanu village in Maharashtra, who started painting at the tender age of seven, was blessed with the extraordinary ability of painting images from nature with a free expression. Learning the art by observation, as with most tribal artists, Jivya Soma pioneered a few practices that have […]