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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.

Lula pode salvar a Amazônia? Seu histórico mostra que ele pode conseguir…

O novo presidente do Brasil está determinado a reverter a abordagem de terra arrasada de Bolsonaro  em relação ao meio ambiente ‘No primeiro dia de mandato de Lula, ele assinou uma medida do Fundo Amazônia, que permite que governos estrangeiros … Continue reading →

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¿Qué vende este hombre? – Cartier compró algunos, ¿tú también?

Pedro Pérez Miranda, también conocido como “Peter Ferrari” ¡Cualquiera que esté pensando en comprar o usar oro debería ver el episodio “Dirty Gold” de la extraordinaria serie de antología documental de Netflix, “Dirty Money”! ¡Es una versión real de “Narcos”! … Continue reading →

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In Bolivia, Mercury Pollution Spreads Amid a Surge in Gold Mining – Yale E360 — Ned Hamson’s Second Line View of the News

Source: In Bolivia, Mercury Pollution Spreads Amid a Surge in Gold Mining – Yale E360 In Bolivia, Mercury Pollution Spreads Amid a Surge in Gold Mining – Yale E360 — Ned Hamson’s Second Line View of the News

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O que esse homem está vendendo? – Cartier comprou alguns, você também?

Pedro Pérez Miranda, também conhecido como “Peter Ferrari” Qualquer pessoa que esteja pensando em comprar ou usar ouro deve assistir ao episódio “Dirty Gold” da extraordinária série antológica de documentários da Netflix, “Dirty Money”! É uma versão real de “Narcos”! … Continue reading →

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US Farmers Face Plagues of Pests as Soil Temperatures Rise — Mother Jones

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Agricultural pests that devour key food crops are advancing northwards in the US and becoming more widespread as the climate hots up, new research warns. 598 … Continue reading →

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Qu’est-ce que cet homme vend ? – Cartier en a acheté, vous aussi ?

Pedro Pérez Miranda, alias “Peter Ferrari” Quiconque envisage d’acheter ou de porter de l’or devrait voir l’épisode “Dirty Gold” de l’extraordinaire série d’anthologies documentaires de Netflix, “Dirty Money” ! C’est une version réelle de “Narcos” ! Ferrari était l’un des principaux coupables … Continue reading →

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Motives at Lake Mohonk | Mahpíya Lúta Red Cloud — Lara Trace Hentz

“The early leaders of the Indian Rights Association (IRA) had a twofold purpose: to protect the interests and general welfare for the Indians, and to initiate, support, or oppose government legislation and policies designed to ‘civilize’ the American Indian.  By … Continue reading →

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What’s this man selling? – Cartier bought some of it, did you, too?

Pedro Pérez Miranda, alias “Peter Ferrari” Anyone who is considering buying or wearing gold should see the “Dirty Gold” episode of Netflix’s extraordinary documentary anthology series, “Dirty Money”! It’s a real life version of “Narcos“! Ferrari was one of the … Continue reading →

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Environmentalists Hate the EPA’s Proposed Biofuel Standards — Mother Jones

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new standards for how much of the nation’s fuel supply should come from renewable sources.  1,324 more words Environmentalists Hate … Continue reading →

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COLONIALISMO del 21° secolo: implementato da corporazioni e ONG? Di chi è in gioco la sopravvivenza qui, Survival? La sopravvivenza delle foreste pluviali e delle popolazioni Indigene o di Cartier e altri nel settore della gioielleria in oro e diamanti? – Stai pensando di fare una donazione a una ONG? Si prega di leggere prima questo! – aggiornamento 2023

“La follia dell’uomo ha aumentato il valore dell’oro e dell’argento a causa della loro scarsità; mentre la natura, come un genitore amorevole, ci ha donato gratuitamente le cose migliori, come l’aria, la terra e l’acqua, ma ci ha nascosto quelle … Continue reading →

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