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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.

“If they are devastating the Amazon in search of gold there is a buyer’s market. Who buys this gold? The big brands and brands in the fashion world?” Who then buys this gold as trinkets? Please, please make sure it’s not you!

PLEASE LISTEN TO THE YANOMAMI SHAMAN’S MESSAGE – THE PLEA OF THE RAINFOREST! – « Hey – Look at me We see you We tried to show you You never bothered to learn our language You were always looking down … Continue reading

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The Earth and Indigenous peoples are dying for our Gold Obsession! Please Choose the Right to Life over Gold Profits and Vanity!

photo: Barrick Gold Corporation Gold is a colonial relic that we urgently need to recognize as essentially worthless – the deforestation, pollution and catastrophic impacts on water, wildlife and Indigenous communities is mainly for futile and superficial jewelry and financial … 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!”

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 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!”

¿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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O uso da tribo amazônica Yanomami pelo comerciante de ouro Cartier leva os defensores Indigenas a alegar hipocrisia! Os Yanomami dizem: “Como pode uma joalheria de ouro, contra a qual nós Yanomami somos contra, usar a imagem dos Yanomami?” & “Quem compra um anel de ouro faz parte do crime!”

Publicidade Cartier/Fundação Cartier com joias de ouro à venda para clicar no texto proclamando um projeto que nunca aconteceu! https://barbara-navarro.com/2023/05/17/o-uso-da-tribo-amazonica-pelo-comerciante-de-ouro-cartier-leva-os-defensores-indigenas-a-alegar-hipocrisiahttps://barbara-navarro.com/2025/02/04/o-genocidio-dos-yanomami-e-a-morte-da-natureza-por-mercadorias-de-ouro-e-diamantes-e-a-arte-de-lavagem-verde-pelos-comerciantes-de-ouro-em-suas-proprias-palavras-2025/

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L’utilisation de la tribu amazonienne par le marchand d’or Cartier incite les défenseurs autochtones à alléguer l’hypocrisie ! Les Yanomami disent : “Comment une entreprise de bijoux en or, contre laquelle nous, les Yanomami, sommes opposés, peut-elle utiliser l’image des Yanomami ?” & “Quiconque achète une bague en or fait partie du crime !” 

Est-ce toi ? Enfants Yanomami souffrant de malnutrition et d’empoisonnement au mercure directement liés à l’extraction de l’or. En effet, Alain Dominique Perrin a été Président de la maison de joaillerie, horlogerie et accessoires en or Cartierde 1975 à 1998. La … Continue reading

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Cartier’s use of images of Amazon tribe prompts Indigenous advocates to allege hypocrisy! – The Yanomami say: “When someone buys gold in a jewelry store, he is financing more invasions to destroy Indigenous lands!” “Anyone who buys a gold ring is part of the crime.”

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

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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?

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

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« We must protect the forests for those who can’t speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish and trees. We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and children yet to be born. »

« I do not see a delegation for the Four Footed. I see no seat for the Eagles. We forget and we consider ourselves superior. But we are after all a mere part of Creation. And we must consider this in … Continue reading

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

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

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