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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.

« No all’ORO DEL SANGUE! – Niente Cartier! » Yanomami e gli Alberi – Estrazione dell’Oro, avvelenamento da Mercurio e oggetti d’Oro di Lusso / Mostra 2023

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«?La foresta sta bruciando?»Fotomontaggio di performance di «?Sculture di Fuoco?».Barbara Crane Navarro «?Gli sciamani Yanomami che combattono l’epidemia di xawara vedono apparire l’immagine della malattia sotto forma di bande di stoffa scarlatta. L’epidemia di…

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L’uso non autorizzato di immagini di una tribù amazzonica sul sito web di Cartier ha suscitato forti critiche!

https://it.dayfr.com/trends/215674.html Original article in English by Fabiano Maisonnave: https://apnews.com/article/brazil-amazon-gold-indigenous-yanomami-cartier-venezuela-6533687f2da0ea66a4bd72e8f211de69 “Cartier uses images of Amazon tribe devastated by illegal gold mining. Critics call that hypocrisy”

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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… 2023

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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…

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« Non à l’OR DU SANG ! – Pas de Cartier ! » Yanomami et les Arbres contre Extraction d’Or, empoisonnement au Mercure et articles de Luxe en Or / Exposition 2023

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«?La Forêt Brûle?»Photomontage des performances «?Sculpture de Feu?»Barbara Crane Navarro «?Les chamans Yanomami qui combattent l’épidémie de xawara voient l’image de la maladie apparaître sous la forme de bandes de tissu écarlate. L’épidémie de…

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La tribu amazonienne affichée sur le site Cartier se rebelle ! L’or continue de faire des ravages en Amazonie…

photo publicitaire Cartier https://www.presse-citron.net/cartier-accuse-dexploiter-limage-dune-tribu-amazonienne/ Pour nous donner une idée, quels sont les coûts de fonctionnement requis par un établissement comme celui-ci ? Quelle relation la Fondation entretient-elle avec la maison Cartier ? Original article by Fabiano Maisonnave: https://apnews.com/article/brazil-amazon-gold-indigenous-yanomami-cartier-venezuela-6533687f2da0ea66a4bd72e8f211de69 “Cartier uses images … 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… 2023

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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…

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« ¡No al ORO DE SANGRE! – ¡Nada de Cartier! » Yanomami y los Árboles contra Minería de Oro, envenenamiento por Mercurio y artículos de Oro de Lujo / Exposición 2023

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«?El Bosque está Ardiendo?»Fotomontaje de performances de «?Esculturas de Fuego?»Barbara Crane Navarro «?Los chamanes Yanomami que luchan contra la epidemia de?xawara?ven aparecer la imagen de la enfermedad en forma de bandas de tela escarlata.…

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« Cartier utiliza imágenes de la tribu amazónica devastada por la minería ilegal de oro. Los críticos lo llaman hipocresía »

¡El uso de la tribu amazónica por parte del comerciante de oro Cartier lleva a los defensores Indígenas a alegar hipocresía! “Los Yanomami están pagando el precio con su salud y sus propias vidas por la implacable codicia de oro … 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… 2023

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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.…

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« Não ao OURO DE SANGUE! – Não Cartier! » Yanomami e as Árvores – Mineração de Ouro, intoxicação por Mercúrio e artigos de Luxo em Ouro / Exposição 2023

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«?A floresta está queimando?»Fotomontagem de performances de «?Escultura de Fogo?»Barbara Crane Navarro «?Os xamãs Yanomami que lutam contra a epidemia de xawara veem a imagem da doença aparecer forma de tiras de tecido escarlate.…

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