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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.

Sufocado por agrotóxicos perigosos, Brasil tem de avançar na transição agroecológica!

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

País que já era líder no consumo desses produtos recebeu de Bolsonaro a liberação de mais 2.030, 34% proibidos na Europa. Para pequenos agricultores, agroecologia é a salvação, mas requer investimentos A maioria dos 2030 “novos” agrotóxicos são destinados ao … Continue reading →

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« Wayumi », um filme sobre a jornada de identidade e pertencimento de uma família em dois mundos completamente diferentes – e a sensação de voltar para casa…

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

Foto: Yarima Wayumi é um documentário de longa-metragem que traça a emocionante jornada de David Good e sua mãe, Yarima, enquanto eles navegam em dois mundos muito diferentes e examinam questões críticas sobre família e comunidade enquanto superam diferenças culturais. … Continue reading →

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Felled By A Warming World: Will Malaria Be The Next Pandemic? — Stigmatis News

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

Peter Sands | Contributor, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria The next global health crisis might not be another pandemic caused by a novel respiratory infection. Instead, we could see climate change dramatically increasing … Continue reading →

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« Wayumi » un film sur le voyage d’identité et d’appartenance d’une famille à travers deux mondes radicalement différents – et le sentiment de rentrer à la maison…

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

Photo: Yarima Wayumi est un long métrage documentaire qui retrace le parcours passionnant de David Good et de sa mère, Yarima, alors qu’ils naviguent dans deux mondes très différents et examinent des questions essentielles sur la famille et la communauté tout … Continue reading →

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Guayana francesa: El pueblo Teko o Emerillon — Peuples autochtones d’Abya Yala

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

Publicado el 9 de enero de 2016 imagen Es uno de los seis pueblos amerindios de la Guayana Francesa. Población: entre 250 y 400 personas Lengua: tupí guaraní Autodenominación: teko = nosotros El término emerillón es una denominación dada por … Continue reading →

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« Wayumi » a film of one family’s journey of identity and belonging across two radically different worlds – and the sense of going back home… 

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

Photo: Yarima Wayumi is a feature-length documentary that traces the enthralling journey of David Good and his mother, Yarima, as they navigate two vastly different worlds and examine essential questions about family and community while overcoming cultural differences.  While giving a … Continue reading →

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Why Indigenous Knowledge is World Knowledge & Necessary: Western Values, Indigenous Reality & Reciprocity

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

Image originally found at https://www.literacyworks.org/ relating to Native American education. Post shared from: http://www.redhaircrow.com. Interested in learning why Indigenous Knowledge is World Knowledge? http://www.flyingwithredhaircrow.com. Think about it. Stop, open your mind and think about it. Think about several things. How is colonialism … Continue reading →

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¡Qué libros tan preciosos para introducir a los jóvenes en una cultura y una forma de vida magníficas! – « La Magia de la Amazonia Las aventuras de Namowë, un niño Yanomami » y « La Magia de la Amazonia Las aventuras de Meromi, una niña Yanomami » – ¡Para edades de 8 a 12 a 100 años! – escrito e ilustrado por Barbara Crane Navarro

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

ilustración de « La Magia de la Amazonia – Las aventuras de Meromi, una niña Yanomami » « He pasado tiempo con sus dos libros, admirando las bellas y evocadoras pinturas/ilustraciones.Puedo ver que fueron verdaderamente un trabajo de amor.Son libros tan preciosos para … Continue reading →

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How to speak like a Whale! Could Chat GPT Talk to Whales? — msamba

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

[…] Special Thanks to Aarhus University Tom Mustill. Check out his book “How to Speak Whale” Images Courtesy of Getty Images Credits: Narrator/Writer: Stephanie Sammann Writer: Lorraine Boissoneault Editor: Leany Muñoz Editor: Dylan Hennessy (https://www.behance.net/dylanhennessy1) Illustrator: Jacek Ambrożewski Illustrator/Animator: Kirtan … Continue reading →

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Quels livres précieux pour faire découvrir aux jeunes une culture et un mode de vie magnifiques ! – « La Magie de l’Amazonie Les aventures de Namowë, un garçon Yanomami » et « La Magie de l’Amazonie Les aventures de Meromi, une fille Yanomami » – Pour les 8 à 12 à 100 ans! – écrit et illustré par Barbara Crane Navarro

Posted on June 17, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

illustration tirée de « La Magie de l’Amazonie Les aventures de Namowë, un garçon Yanomami » « J’ai passé du temps avec vos deux livres, admirant les belles et évocatrices peintures/illustrations.Je peux voir qu’ils étaient vraiment un travail d’amour.Ce sont des livres si … Continue reading →

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