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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.

Trois jours à partir d’aujourd’hui ! –– Joignez-vous à nous alors que nous apportons la voix des dirigeants communautaires qui résistent aux mines d’or de Barrick Gold directement à l’exécutif et aux actionnaires de la société lors de leur AGA ! – Soyez aux côtés des communautés touchées par l’extraction d’or « légale » dans le monde !

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Le 2 mai, retrouvez-nous à 9 h précises au parc Berczy au centre-ville de Toronto. Nous apporterons le petit-déjeuner ! Si vous ne pouvez pas être à Toronto, VEUILLEZ POSTER UNE PHOTO DE VOTRE PROPRE PANNEAU DE PROTESTATION ! #ProtestBarrickGold “Va tuer … Continue reading →

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Desmatamento na Amazônia cresce 7% e tem o pior fevereiro em 16 anos! — Ecoamazônia

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Após uma queda em janeiro, o desmatamento na Amazônia voltou a crescer em fevereiro. Conforme dados do Imazon, foram derrubados 325 km² de floresta no mês passado, o equivalente ao tamanho de Belo Horizonte. 38 more words Desmatamento na Amazônia cresce 7% … Continue reading →

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‘They’ll be erased’: New Mexico races to save its ancient irrigation canals! — Stigmatis News

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

By Nick Aspinwall in Holman, New Mexico New Mexico’s ancient water systems nurtured its rural farmlands through climate change. But after last year’s wildfires, there’s little time left to save them Jimmy Sanchez knows that making things grow during a … Continue reading →

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Four days from today! –– Join us as we bring the voices of community leaders resisting Barrick Gold’s mines directly to the company’s executive and shareholders at their AGM! – Stand with communities affected by “legal” Gold mining around the world! 

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

If you can’t be in Toronto, PLEASE POST A PHOTO OF YOUR OWN PROTEST SIGN! #ProtestBarrickGold On May 2, meet with us at 9am sharp at Berczy Park in downtown Toronto. We’ll bring breakfast!  Communities around the world will be … Continue reading →

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MPF discute soluções para crise Yanomami após retirada de garimpeiros, em audiência no Senado — Ecoamazônia

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Monitoramento territorial para impedir volta dos invasores, instalação de bases da Funai e fortalecimento dos órgãos locais de fiscalização são medidas necessárias para proteção indígena “É preciso pensar em modelo alternativo para a economia da Amazônia que vá além do … Continue reading →

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It’s Time We Talked About Our Bambi Problem! — Mother Jones

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

This story was originally published by Hakai Magazine and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Clear blue sky above a forested island surrounded by glittering sea. 3,326 more words It’s Time We Talked About Our Bambi Problem — Mother Jones

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La Terra e le popolazioni Indigene stanno morendo per la nostra ossessione per l’oro! Scegli il diritto alla vita rispetto ai profitti in oro!

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

foto: Barrick Gold Corporation L’oro è una reliquia coloniale che dobbiamo riconoscere con urgenza come essenzialmente priva di valore: la deforestazione, l’inquinamento e gli impatti catastrofici sull’acqua, sulla fauna selvatica e sulle comunità indigene sono principalmente per gioielli e prodotti … Continue reading →

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Amazônia concentra 90% da área com focos de incêndio no 1º bimestre! — Ecoamazônia

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Biomas brasileiros registraram ocorrências em 536 mil hectares No primeiro bimestre deste ano, o bioma Amazônia concentrou 90% das áreas com queimadas. Ao todo, o perímetro atingido pelas chamas foi de 487 mil hectares, de acordo com informe de hoje … Continue reading →

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Brazilian researchers find ‘terrifying’ plastic rocks on remote island! — Stigmatis News

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

(Reuters) – The geology of Brazil’s volcanic Trindade Island has fascinated scientists for years, but the discovery of rocks made from plastic debris in this remote turtle refuge is sparking alarm. “Plastic rocks” found on Trindade Island in the state … Continue reading →

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¡La Tierra y los pueblos Indigenas se están muriendo por nuestra obsesión por el oro! ¡Elige el derecho a la vida sobre las ganancias del oro!

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

foto: Barrick Gold Corporation El oro es una reliquia colonial que debemos reconocer urgentemente como esencialmente sin valor: la deforestación, la contaminación y los impactos catastróficos en el agua, la vida silvestre y las comunidades indígenas son en su mayoría … Continue reading →

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