Balu Jivya Mashe is the son of the renowned Warli artist Jivya Soma Mashe. His pictorial style is rooted in the tradition of Warli, with rhythmic, simplified forms representing the complexities of the world around him.

In 2007, the artist exhibited some of his recent paintings along with his father at Gallery Chemould. The paintings were noted for both Balu continues the tradition of Warli painting along with his brother, Sadashiv Mashe.