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"Life is movement"
When you take a close look at Jivya Soma Mashe's paintings, what is most striking about them is the "movement", the quality of the detail, the lightness and, at the same time, the precision of line and stroke. There is no such thing as hesitancy in Jivya Soma Mashe's work. The artist goes straight for the crux in his drawing and his composition alike. Directly, without beating about the bush, and with all the simplicity of what is obvious, ingenuous and natural. This comes across in every detail of his work. Strokes, lines and dots abound, teeming on the canvas, vibrating and harmoniously interweaving in deft compositions, which themselves reinforce the vibration of the whole. The detail and the overall composition of the work both help its movement. The recurrent themes of his work--the everyday activities of his family and friends and Warli legends--are also the pretext for a constant eulogy of movement. "There are human beings, birds, animals, insects, etc. Day and night there is movement. Life is movement." Through his subjects, Jivya Soma Mashe describes the deep-seated feeling which drives the Warli soul.
When you take a close look at Jivya Soma Mashe's paintings, what is most striking about them is the "movement", the quality of the detail, the lightness and, at the same time, the precision of line and stroke. There is no such thing as hesitancy in Jivya Soma Mashe's work. The artist goes straight for the crux in his drawing and his composition alike. Directly, without beating about the bush, and with all the simplicity of what is obvious, ingenuous and natural. This comes across in every detail of his work. Strokes, lines and dots abound, teeming on the canvas, vibrating and harmoniously interweaving in deft compositions, which themselves reinforce the vibration of the whole. The detail and the overall composition of the work both help its movement. The recurrent themes of his work--the everyday activities of his family and friends and Warli legends--are also the pretext for a constant eulogy of movement. "There are human beings, birds, animals, insects, etc. Day and night there is movement. Life is movement." Through his subjects, Jivya Soma Mashe describes the deep-seated feeling which drives the Warli soul.
En regardant attentivement les peintures de Jivya Soma Mashe, ce qui frappe le plus c’est le « mouvement », la qualité du détail, la légèreté et, dans un même temps, la précision du trait. L’hésitation n’existe pas dans l’oeuvre de Jivya Soma Mashe. L’artiste va à l’essentiel tant dans le dessin que dans la composition. Directement, sans ambage, avec la simplicité de l’évidence, de l’ingénue, du naturel. Chaque détails de ses peintures en sont le témoignage. Le trait, la ligne et les points foisonnent, fourmillent, sur la toile vibrent et s'agencent au grès de compositions habiles qui, elles même, renforcent la vibration de l'ensemble. Le détail et la composition générale de l'oeuvre sont, l'un et l'autre, au service du mouvement. Les thèmes récurrents de son oeuvre, l'activité quotidienne des siens et les légendes Warli sont elles aussi le prétexte à un éloge constant du mouvement.
"Il y a les êtres humains, les oiseaux, les animaux, les insectes, etc. Jour et nuit il y a du mouvement. La vie est mouvement." Par ses propos, Jivya Soma Mashe, décrit le sentiment profond qui anime l'âme Warli.
"Il y a les êtres humains, les oiseaux, les animaux, les insectes, etc. Jour et nuit il y a du mouvement. La vie est mouvement." Par ses propos, Jivya Soma Mashe, décrit le sentiment profond qui anime l'âme Warli.
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Herve Perdriolle
Photos, texte and paintings Hervé Perdriolle
Herve Perdriolle
Photos, texte and paintings Hervé Perdriolle