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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.

The Plastics Industry Says It Has a Clever Solution to the Plastics Crisis? — Mother Jones

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

Every week, carefully sorted piles of plastic waste adorn curbsides across the country, waiting for pickup. It once went overseas, but now China and other former importers have banned or imposed prohibitive costs on shipments, having concluded there is little … Continue reading →

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O verdadeiro custo de suas joias: Cartéis lavam dinheiro de drogas vendendo OURO de SANGUE para Cartier e outros na indústria de luxo, bem como para lojas de ouro com desconto e os Yanomami e outros povos Indígenas estão pagando o preço!

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

O ouro ilegal é a maneira mais lucrativa para cartéis de drogas, grupos terroristas, traficantes de armas, a máfia, banqueiros inescrupulosos e comerciantes e corretores internacionais de ouro para lavar dinheiro porque, diferentemente da cocaína, o ouro “legal” se parece … Continue reading →

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Obituary: Why Experts Weep for the Quiet, Beautiful Hawaiian Po’ouli — Mother Jones

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

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The last po’ouli died in an unusual nest. 915 more words Obituary: Why Experts Weep for the Quiet, Beautiful Hawaiian Po’ouli — Mother Jones

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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 February 5, 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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7 excelentes adubos naturais para a sua horta que vai querer utilizar — Existe Guarani em São Paulo

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

Os agricultores/horticultores tem ao seu dispor uma grande variedade de adubos naturais e gratuitos, caso não levemos em consideração o tempo despendido na sua preparação e transporte. acientistaagricola Infelizmente, nem todas as pessoas tem a possibilidade de ter um estábulo … 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 February 4, 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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One Gold Band = Twenty TONS of TOXIC Waste! Yes, to make just One Gold Band, there is Twenty TONS of Toxic Waste ! Please DO NOT buy gold for Valentine’s Day!!

Posted on February 4, 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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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 February 3, 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 https://it.dayfr.com/trends/215674.html Infatti, Alain Dominique Perrin è stato presidente della casa di gioielleria, orologeria e accessori Cartier dal 1975 al 1998. La Fondazione … 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 February 3, 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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“Cartier utiliza imágenes de la tribu amazónica devastada por la minería ilegal de oro. Los críticos lo llaman hipocresía” Los Yanomami dicen: “¿Cómo una empresa de joyería, a la que nos oponemos los Yanomami, puede usar la imagen de los Yanomami?” & “¡Quien compre un anillo de oro es parte del crimen!”

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

¿Este Eres tu?? Niño Yanomami que sufre de desnutrición e intoxicación por mercurio directamente relacionado con la minería de oro Objetivamente, Alain Dominique Perrin fue presidente de la casa de joyas, relojes y accesorios de oro Cartier de 1975 a … Continue reading →

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