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.

O governo Lula vai explorar petróleo na foz do Amazonas? — SUMAÚMA

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Entender esse projeto destruidor e mover-se para barrá-lo é também responsabilidade da comunidade SUMAÚMA O governo Lula vai explorar petróleo na foz do Amazonas? — SUMAÚMA

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Neo-Colonialism! – Legal and Illegal Gold Mining and other Extractive Industries vs Indigenous Peoples, Wildlife and Water!

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Legal gold mine – photo: Barrick Gold Corporation “Every day I wake up and all I see around me is pain and sadness because Barrick Gold killed everything here. Everything is dead.” says Torres, whose family has lived in Las … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Hanging Out With the German Activists Who Glue Themselves to Things — Mother Jones

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It took only a split second after the climate activists strode into the busy Berlin intersection for drivers on their morning commute to realize what was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments

IL GENOCIDIO DEGLI YANOMAMI e la MORTE DELLA NATURA per la merce in oro e diamanti e L’ARTE DEL LAVAGGIO VERDE dei COMMERCIANTI D’ORO con le loro stesse parole… aggiornato luglio 2023

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Il negozio Cartier vendono gioielli, orologi e accessori di lusso esclusivi in ​​oro e diamanti dal 1847 – foto: Cartier “Le cose vanno male dal 2015, quando il prezzo dell’oro ha iniziato a salire. La vita degli Yanomami è legata … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments

APIA presenta una guía sobre cambio climático para periodistas — Stigmatis News

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

La Asociación de Periodistas de Información Ambiental (APIA) ha presentado este jueves una ‘Guía de entrevistas sobre cambio climático’ en castellano, catalán, gallego y euskera, que ofrece una serie de referencias y ejes temáticos para ayudar a la comunicación en … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

EL GENOCIDIO YANOMAMI y la MUERTE de la NATURALEZA por la mercancía de oro y diamantes y el ARTE del LAVADO VERDE por parte de los COMERCIANTES del ORO en sus propias palabras… actualizado Julio 2023

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Las tiendas Cartier venden joyas, relojes y accesorios de lujo exclusivos en oro y diamantes desde 1847 – foto: Cartier “Las cosas han ido mal desde 2015, cuando el precio del oro empezó a subir. La vida de los Yanomami … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Gough Island: Worker sought for one of world’s remotest places — Stigmatis News

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

By Antoinette Radford | BBC News A British wildlife group is looking for someone to work on one of the remotest islands in the world for 13 months. Gough Island is a dependency of Tristan da Cunha – itself a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

O GENOCÍDIO 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 próprias palavras… atualização de julho de 2023

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

As butiques Cartier vendem joias, relógios e acessórios de luxo exclusivos em ouro e diamantes desde 1847 – foto: Cartier “As coisas estão ruins desde 2015, quando o preço do ouro começou a subir. A vida Yanomami está atrelada ao … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

“Un futuro desafiante”, cuando la realidad climática alcanza la ficción — Stigmatis News

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Madrid .- Año 2037: la COP42 reúne a los gobiernos para contener el calentamiento del planeta, que ya es un 1,55 ºC más cálido que en la era preindustrial; mientras, el calor extremo, los incendios masivos o la falta de … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Le GENOCIDE des YANOMAMI et la MORT de la NATURE pour les marchandises d’or et de diamants et L’ART de l’éco-blanchiment par les MARCHANDS d’OR dans leurs propres mots… mise à jour juillet 2023

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Les boutiques Cartier vendent leurs bijoux, montres et accessoires de luxe en or et diamants depuis 1847 – photo : Cartier “Les choses vont mal depuis 2015, lorsque le prix de l’or a commencé à augmenter. La vie des Yanomami … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments