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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.

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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“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 →

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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 →

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The Allure of Exotic Animals in Strange Places! — Stigmatis News

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

Thefts from the Dallas Zoo made headlines. But Texas is a hotbed for ownership of all kinds of rare species. By Rachel Monroe; Is a contributing writer at The New Yorker, where she covers Texas and the Southwest. Nova is a … Continue reading →

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The GENOCIDE of the YANOMAMI and the DEATH of NATURE for Gold and Diamond Merchandise – The ART of GREENWASHING by the MERCHANTS of GOLD – in their own words… UPDATED July 2023!

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Cartier shops have been selling their signature luxury gold and diamond jewelry, watches and accessories since 1847 – photo: Cartier “Things have been bad since 2015, when the price of gold started to rise. The life of the Yanomami is … Continue reading →

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Ponen en marcha un programa de emergencia para protección de manatíes en EEUU — Stigmatis

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Un manatí y su cría nadan en un lago en Florida, Estados Unidos. Foto de archivo. EFE/Justin Dernier Miami | 29 Dec. 2022 Las autoridades de Florida (EE.UU.) han puesto en marcha un programa de emergencia para la protección de … 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 July 17, 2023 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 L’uso non autorizzato di immagini di una tribù amazzonica sul sito web di Cartier ha suscitato forti critiche Il marchio ha giustificato … Continue reading →

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