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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.

O que esse homem está vendendo? – Cartier comprou alguns, você também?

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

Pedro Pérez Miranda, também conhecido como “Peter Ferrari” Qualquer pessoa que esteja pensando em comprar ou usar ouro deve assistir ao episódio “Dirty Gold” da extraordinária série antológica de documentários da Netflix, “Dirty Money”! É uma versão real de “Narcos”! … Continue reading →

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¿Colón engañó al Rey catolico? — Andando tras tu encuentro…

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

La treta con la que Colón sedujo a Fernando el Católico para financiar su viaje: conquistar Jerusalén Un ensayo replantea la historia de la conquista española del Nuevo Mundo analizando los estereotipos que pesan sobre los conquistadores desde la época … Continue reading →

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Qu’est-ce que cet homme vend ? – Cartier en a acheté, vous aussi ?

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

Pedro Pérez Miranda, alias “Peter Ferrari” Quiconque envisage d’acheter ou de porter de l’or devrait voir l’épisode “Dirty Gold” de l’extraordinaire série d’anthologies documentaires de Netflix, “Dirty Money” ! C’est une version réelle de “Narcos” ! Ferrari était l’un des principaux coupables … Continue reading →

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Declare ‘peak Poultry’ To Save Jaguars, Experts Tell Ministers – Todayuknews

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

Declare ‘peak Poultry’ To Save Jaguars, Experts Tell Ministers – Todayuknews – Todayuknews https://ift.tt/3mxeiKv Declare ‘peak Poultry’ To Save Jaguars, Experts Tell Ministers – Todayuknews  Todayuknews Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/2tI2HiE Declare ‘peak Poultry’ To Save Jaguars, Experts Tell Ministers … Continue reading →

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What’s this man selling? – Cartier bought some of it, did you, too?

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

Pedro Pérez Miranda, alias “Peter Ferrari” Anyone who is considering buying or wearing gold should see the “Dirty Gold” episode of Netflix’s extraordinary documentary anthology series, “Dirty Money”! It’s a real life version of “Narcos“! Ferrari was one of the … Continue reading →

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Amazônia: o que ainda pode ser feito!

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

Relatório do IPCC (Painel Intergovernamental de Mudanças Climáticas), da ONU reforça importância de conservar o que ainda resta de floresta na Amazônia e, para isso, Áreas Protegidas precisam de proteção real Não é novidade que os danos causados ao meio … Continue reading →

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13 Reasons Why You Should Boycott Gold For The Yanomami People! — Palm Oil Detectives

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

Hunger for Gold in the Global North is fueling a living hell in the Global South. Here are 13 reasons why you should #BoycottGold4Yanomami 13 Reasons Why You Should Boycott Gold For The Yanomami People — Palm Oil Detectives

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I Lived With Monkeys In The Jungle | Minutes With | @LADbible — msamba

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

In this week’s episode of Minutes With we sat down with Marina Chapman. Marina told us how she was kidnapped at 4 years old from her home village in rural Colombia, how she was left in the jungle and had … Continue reading →

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

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

Barbara Crane Navarro is a French artist, writer, Indigenous and animal activist who lives near Paris. From 1968 to 1973 she studied at Rhode Island School of Design, then she went on to study at the San Francisco Art Institute … Continue reading →

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In the Amazon, the World’s Largest Reservoir of Biodiversity, Two-Thirds of Species Have Lost Habitat to Deforestation! – InsideClimate News

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

In the Amazon, the World’s Largest Reservoir of Biodiversity, Two-Thirds of Species Have Lost Habitat to … – InsideClimate News https://ift.tt/3DCVYWb In the Amazon, the World’s Largest Reservoir of Biodiversity, Two-Thirds of Species Have Lost Habitat to …  InsideClimate News Superforest … Continue reading →

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