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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.

A Classic Initiation Tale – The Amazon as Oz: « Amazon Rainforest Magic, The adventures of Namowë, a Yanomami boy » – For ages 8 to 12 to 100!  – written and illustrated by Barbara Crane Navarro

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

“From its opening pages, this engaging children’s book sets the scene of a world almost unimaginable in the 21st century, a lush, restive, tropical world alive with the spirits of animals and plants. It begins inside a Yanomami dwelling. A … Continue reading →

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Uncovering secrets of the glasswing butterfly’s see-through wings! — Palm Oil Detectives

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Most butterflies sport colourful, eye-catching wings. But some species flit about using mostly transparent wings. Researchers have now uncovered the tricks that one of these — the glasswing butterfly (Greta oto) — uses to hide in plain sight.Researchers viewed the wings of … Continue reading →

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Fantasy-Adventure tales of Yanomami life in the Amazon Rainforest! – ENGLISH, ESPAÑOL, FRANÇAIS -“Amazon Rainforest Magic” y “La Magia de la Amazonia” et “La Magie de l’Amazonie” – ages 8 to 100!

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

For more Volume 1 details – in the USA, please click here: https://goo.GL/VmexDS Amazon Rainforest Magic: The adventures of Meromi, a Yanomami girl (Volume 2) – front and back covers For more Volume 2 details – in the USA, please … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 14, 2023 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 →

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Il mio piccolo film preferito! – A volte ci perdiamo i momenti migliori! NON PERDERE questo magico film di 38 secondi: “L’amica a sorpresa del ragazzo Yanomami nella giungla”!

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Aiutare a proteggere foreste, fiumi, fauna selvatica e la vita degli Yanomami e di altri popoli Indigeni boicottando TUTTI i prodotti della deforestazione; oro, olio di palma, legni esotici, soia, manzo, ecc. ! Ecco il film di 38 secondi del … Continue reading →

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How can we limit wind turbine impacts on biodiversity? — The Applied Ecologist

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

There are growing concerns about the impact of renewable energy development on biodiversity. In their latest research, Camille Leroux and colleagues from the National Museum of Natural History of Paris, France, explore how wind turbines impact bat spatial distribution. World-wide … Continue reading →

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Mi pequeña película favorita! – ¡A veces nos perdemos los mejores momentos – NO TE PIERDAS esta película mágica de 38 segundos: “El amigo sorpresa del niño Yanomami en la selva”!

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Ayude a proteger los bosques, los ríos, la vida silvestre y la vida de los Yanomami y otros pueblos indígenas boicoteando TODOS los productos de la deforestación; oro, aceite de palma, maderas exóticas, soja, carne vacuna, etc. ! Aquí está … Continue reading →

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How much agri-environment provision is required to reverse farmland bird declines? — The Applied Ecologist

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Dr Robert Hawkes, RSPB Conservation Scientist, explains the findings of a recently published article. Here, RSPB and BTO scientists, in partnership with Natural England, explore how much bird-friendly agri-environment management is needed to stabilise or reverse farmland bird declines. The … Continue reading →

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Meu pequeno filme favorito! – Às vezes perdemos os melhores momentos – NÃO PERCA este filme mágico de 38 segundos: “O Amigo Surpresa do Menino Yanomami na Selva”!

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Ajude a proteger florestas, rios, vida selvagem e a vida dos Yanomami e outros povos Indígenas boicotando TODOS os produtos do desmatamento; ouro, óleo de palma, madeiras exóticas, soja, carne bovina, etc. ! Aqui está o filme de 38 segundos … Continue reading →

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Lucy Dowdall: The Natural Capital approach to estuaries — The Applied Ecologist

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Shortlisted for the Georgina Mace Prize 2022 In their latest Perspective, Lucy Dowdall and colleagues present a framework for successful recovery of nature in estuaries using the Natural Capital approach. Estuaries are the transitional zones between freshwater rivers and saltwater … Continue reading →

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