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About Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

I'm a French artist living near Paris. From 1968 to 1973 I studied at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, then at the San Francisco Art Institute in San Francisco, California, for my BFA. My work for many decades has been informed and inspired by time spent with indigenous communities. Various study trips devoted to the exploration of techniques and natural pigments took me originally to the Dogon of Mali, West Africa, and subsequently to Yanomami communities in Venezuela and Brazil. Over many years, during the winters, I studied the techniques of traditional Bogolan painting. Hand woven fabric is dyed with boiled bark from the Wolo tree or crushed leaves from other trees, then painted with mud from the Niger river which oxidizes in contact with the dye. Through the Dogon and the Yanomami, my interest in the multiplicity of techniques and supports for aesthetic expression influenced my artistic practice. The voyages to the Amazon Rainforest have informed several series of paintings created while living among the Yanomami. The support used is roughly woven canvas prepared with acrylic medium then textured with a mixture of sand from the river bank and lava. This supple canvas is then rolled and transported on expeditions into the forest. They are then painted using a mixture of acrylic colors and Achiote and Genipap, the vegetal pigments used by the Yanomami for their ritual body paintings and on practical and shamanic implements. My concern for the ongoing devastation of the Amazon Rainforest has inspired my films and installation projects. Since 2005, I've created a perfomance and film project - Fire Sculpture - to bring urgent attention to Rainforest issues. To protest against the continuing destruction, I've publicly set fire to my totemic sculptures. These burning sculptures symbolize the degradation of nature and the annihilation of indigenous cultures that depend on the forest for their survival.

Caminho sem volta: após 2°C de aquecimento global, perda de biodiversidade da Amazônia e do Pantanal pode ser irreversível!

Posted on July 6, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

A ação climática está ficando para trás na escala de tempo necessária para atingir as metas do Acordo de Paris de manter o aquecimento global abaixo de 1,5°C ou pelo menos impedir que ultrapasse 2°C neste século. Muitos cenários apontam … Continue reading →

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Tout le monde vivant est interdépendant: une question & réponse avec l’artiste Barbara Crane Navarro – Open Americas

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

“Amazon Rainforest Magic” y “La Magia de la Amazonia” et “La Magie de l’Amazonie”: Fantasy-Adventure books for children – ENGLISH, ESPAÑOL, FRANÇAIS – tales of Yanomami life in the Amazon Rainforest – ages 8 to 100!

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Brasil corre risco de perder soberania da Amazônia para o crime organizado! — Ecoamazônia

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Ministro do Supremo defende que é preciso pensar modelo de bioeconomia sustentável para a floresta, envolvendo as ‘melhores cabeças do mundo’ O Brasil corre o risco de perder a soberania da Amazônia para o crime organizado, e é preciso contribuição … Continue reading →

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“All the Living World is Interdependent:” A Q&A with Artist Barbara Crane Navarro – Open Americas

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project
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‘Lost’ report over Brazilian tribal genocide resurfaces after 40 years — Lara Trace Hentz

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

By Jonathan Watts, The Guardian Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Figueiredo report reveals alleged crimes against indigenous tribes from 1940s to 1980s and sheds light on current land policy A “lost” report into genocide, torture, rape and enslavement of indigenous tribes … Continue reading →

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Barbara Crane Navarro: Artist & Activist In Her Own Words — Palm Oil Detectives

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Barbara Crane Navarro: In Her Own Words Artist, Writer, Environmental & Indigenous Rights Activist Link Link Amazon Twitter Facebook Bio: Barbara Crane Navarro Barbara Crane Navarro is a French artist, writer, Indigenous and animal activist who lives near Paris. From … Continue reading →

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A Invasão do Brasil — Existe Guarani em São Paulo

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

A Invasão do Brasil: um olhar poético sobre os povos indígenas, em exposição fotográfica. Mônica Nunes – Conexão Planeta. Em 14 imagens deslumbrantes, o fotógrafo indigenista Renato Soares revela a cultura e a beleza dos povos de várias etnias na exposição A … Continue reading →

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Cartier accused of Greenwashing after using images of Indigenous Yanomami tribe devastated by illegal gold mining without their permission!- Short 1:39 film on TikTok!

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

@aljazeeraenglish #Cartier accused of #greenwashing after using images of #Indigenous tribe devastated by illegal gold mining. | #environment #illegalgoldmining #Amazon #fyp #news #luxury ♬ original sound – Al Jazeera English “This frame, which was removed from Cartier’s website, features an … Continue reading →

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Amazon River Dolphin Inia geoffrensis — Palm Oil Detectives

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

The Amazon River dolphins, also known as the Boto Dolphins or Amazon Pink River Dolphins are playful, curious and intelligent mammals, the largest river dolphin species in the world. Known for their stunning pink coloured skin they are endangered due … Continue reading →

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L’uso non autorizzato di immagini di una tribù amazzonica sul sito web di Cartier ha suscitato forti critiche! Gli Yanomami dicono: “Come può un’azienda di gioielli d’oro, contro la quale noi Yanomami ci opponiamo, usare l’immagine degli Yanomami?” & “Chiunque compri un anello d’oro è parte del crimine!”

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Sei tu? Bambino Yanomami che soffre di malnutrizione e avvelenamento da mercurio direttamente collegato all’estrazione dell’oro Pubblicità Cartier L’uso non autorizzato di immagini di una tribù amazzonica sul sito web di Cartier ha suscitato forti critiche Il marchio ha giustificato … Continue reading →

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