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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.

Le véritable coût de vos bijoux : les cartels blanchissent l’argent de la drogue en vendant de l’OR de SANG à Cartier et à d’autres de l’industrie du luxe, ainsi qu’à des magasins d’or à prix réduits et les Yanomami et autres peuples Indigènes en paient le prix !

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

L’or illégal est le moyen le plus lucratif pour les cartels de la drogue, les groupes terroristes, les trafiquants d’armes, la mafia, les banquiers sans scrupules ainsi que les négociants et les courtiers internationaux en or de blanchir de l’argent … Continue reading →

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Mineras canadienses en México y América Latina: La Conquista del siglo XX que continúa — Observatorio de Conflictos Mineros de América Latina

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Las industrias mineras que han operado en México y América desde el siglo XX han causado conflictos en múltiples pueblos; su forma de ‘trabajo’ es similar a un proceso de ‘conquista’ a países tribales La operación de las mineras canadienses … Continue reading →

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The true cost of your jewelry: Cartels launder drug money selling BLOOD GOLD to Cartier and others in the luxury industry and to discount gold shops. The Yanomami and other Indigenous people pay the price!

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Illegal gold is the most lucrative way for drug cartels, terrorist groups, arms traffickers, the mafia, unscrupulous bankers as well as international gold traders and brokers to launder money because, contrary to cocaine, gold that’s “legal” looks exactly like illegal … Continue reading →

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Brasil exporta OURO ILEGAL! Ecoamazônia

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Brasil exportou quase 20 toneladas de ouro ilegal para Canadá, Europa e Ásia Levantamento do Instituto Escolhas mostra que metal deixou o país sem registros adequados Estudo do Instituto Escolhas mostra que mais de 19 toneladas de ouro exportadas pelo … Continue reading →

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One Gold Band = Twenty TONS of TOXIC Waste! Yes, to make just One Gold Band, there is Twenty TONS of Toxic Waste !!!

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

written by Mary K. Doyle and posted on “Midwest Mary”, Thursday, May 11 2023  Environment, Jewelry, Mining Pollution  We do love our luxuries and conveniences. Gold, silver, diamonds, and precious jewels make us feel sophisticated, elegant, and important. But how many of us … Continue reading →

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La Amazonía y su rol decisivo ante un planeta en crisis — Ecoamazônia

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Recientemente, el mundo conoció el reporte sobre cambio climático más completo producido hasta el momento. Frente a un escenario de temperatura en aumento y fenómenos meteorológicos extremos, sobre los que allí se advierten, es urgente proteger regiones de gran biodiversidad … Continue reading →

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Cosa sta vendendo quest’uomo? – Cartier ha comprato un po’ – anche tu?

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Pedro Perez Miranda, detto anche “Pietro Ferrari” Chiunque pensi di acquistare o utilizzare oro dovrebbe dare un’occhiata all’episodio “Dirty Gold” della straordinaria serie antologica di documentari di Netflix, “Dirty Money”! È una vera versione di “Narcos”! Ferrari è stato uno … Continue reading →

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Observatório do Mercúrio: plataforma que reúne estudos e informações sobre mercúrio e garimpo na região pan-amazônica — Ecoamazônia

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Ferramenta foi desenvolvida pelo WWF-Brasil, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Cincia (Centro de Innovación Científica Amazónica) e outras instituições As violentas invasões de garimpeiros em terras indígenas, como as sofridas pelo povo Munduruku, no Pará, e pelos Yanomami, em Roraima, não são … Continue reading →

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¿Qué vende este hombre? – Cartier compró algunos, ¿tú también?

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Pedro Pérez Miranda, también conocido como “Peter Ferrari” ¡Cualquiera que esté pensando en comprar o usar oro debería ver el episodio “Dirty Gold” de la extraordinaria serie de antología documental de Netflix, “Dirty Money”! ¡Es una versión real de “Narcos”! … Continue reading →

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Black Bearded Saki Chiropotes satanas — Palm Oil Detectives

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Black Bearded Saki Chiropotes satanas Brazil Endangered The greatest risks for the future survival of the Black Bearded Saki, also known as the Black Cuxiú are the loss and fragmentation of their habitat and hunting pressure. IUCN Red list Black … Continue reading →

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