Author Archives: Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Unknown's avatar

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.

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 March 7, 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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

The Importance of Upcycling — Then and Now

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

What is Upcycling? Upcycling is to take old clothing, whether that is a damaged or thrifted item, and transforming it into something new. Why is Upcycling important? Many fast fashion manufacturers have doubled clothing production in the last 15 years. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Gold merchant Cartier’s use of Amazon tribe prompts Indigenous advocates to allege hypocrisy. Cartier uses images of Indigenous people devastated by illegal gold mining! – What is Cartier/Cartier Foundation, exactly?

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

This frame, which was removed from Cartier’s website, features an image of four Yanomami children playing in a lush green field while at the top of the page are links to purchase high-end jewelry. The French luxury jewelry brand said … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Ecocide and Enbridge — Challenge

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

Mustafa Harabou writes on the Enbridge corporation’s environmental destruction alongside the failures of Western governments in combatting pollution. Ecocide and Enbridge — Challenge

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

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

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

Bio: Barbara Crane Navarro 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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

The threats facing the Peruvian Amazon – The Brazilian Report

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

The threats facing the Peruvian Amazon – The Brazilian Report https://ift.tt/IPY3rFR The threats facing the Peruvian Amazon  The Brazilian Report Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/uexjyAX The threats facing the Peruvian Amazon – The Brazilian Report —

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

PER FAVORE, ASCOLTA IL MESSAGGIO DELLO SCIAMANO YANOMAMI – L’APPELLO DELLA FORESTA PLUVIALE! E scopri come possiamo aiutare i popoli Indigeni!

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

foto: Renato Soares « Ehi, guardaci! Ti vediamo Cerchiamo di mostrartelo Non ti sei mai preso la briga di imparare la nostra lingua Guardavi sempre in basso Ti avvertiamo dall’inizio La terra è viva Questa terra non può essere posseduta Questa … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Estudo: Desmatamento zero é melhor chance do Brasil avançar em performance climática!

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

Relatório de Transparência Climática mostra matriz energética mais suja e dinheiro público financiando combustíveis fósseis A rápida redução do desmatamento para zero é uma das oportunidades mais importantes para o Brasil melhorar sua ação climática, de acordo com a mais … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

POR FAVOR, ESCUCHA EL MENSAJE DEL CHAMÁN YANOMAMI – ¡EL SÚPLICA DE LA SELVA! ¡Y descubra cómo podemos ayudar a los pueblos Indígenas!

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

foto: Renato Soares « ¡Oye, míranos!Te vemosTratamos de mostrarteNunca te molestaste en aprender nuestro idiomaSiempre estabas mirando hacia abajoTe avisamos desde el principioLa tierra esta vivaEsta tierra no puede ser propiedadEsta tierra somos nosotrosTodos nosotrosQuerías las piedrasOroTus cosas brillantesTítulos – … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Intoxicação por agrotóxicos mata um brasileiro a cada 2 dias!

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

Relatório afirma que empresas agroquímicas europeias já gastaram cerca de 2 milhões de euros em apoio ao lobby do agronegócio no Brasil. Aliança deu frutos: uso de agrotóxicos no país se multiplicou por seis em 20 anos A cada dois … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment