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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.

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

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

photo publicitaire Cartier L’utilisation sans autorisation d’images d’une tribu amazonienne sur le site web de Cartier n’a pas manqué de soulever de vives critiques La marque justifiait cette utilisation par un projet qui n’a en réalité jamais eu lieu La … 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

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

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/13hudsonyards13-jumbo-v2.jpeg 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…

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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

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

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/bagatelle_o-2.jpg «?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…

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

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

¡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

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

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cartier-necklace.jpg 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…

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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

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

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/bagatelle_o-1.jpg «?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…

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O uso da tribo amazônica pelo comerciante de ouro Cartier leva os defensores Indígenas a alegar hipocrisia!

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

“Os Yanomami estão pagando o preço com sua saúde e com suas próprias vidas pela implacável avidez por ouro de nossa sociedade”, disse Navarro. “Para a Cartier, o patrocínio aos Yanomami representa uma oportunidade de polir sua marca.“ “Cartier usa … 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… 2023

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/k_6pohlp.jpeg 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…

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« No to GOLD! – No to Cartier ! » Yanomami and Trees versus Gold Mining, Mercury poisoning and Gold Luxury items / Exhibition 2023

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/bagatelle_o.jpg «?The Forest Is Burning?»Photo montage from Fire Sculpture PerformancesBarbara Crane Navarro «?The Yanomami shamans who fight the?xawara?epidemic see the disease’s image appear in the form of strips of scarlet fabric. The?xawara?epidemic is approaching…

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Gold merchant Cartier’s use of Amazon tribe prompts Indigenous advocates to allege hypocrisy!

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

“How can a gold jewelry company, which we Yanomami people are against, use the image of the Yanomami?” “Anyone who buys a gold ring is part of the crime.” https://apnews.com/article/brazil-amazon-gold-indigenous-yanomami-cartier-venezuela-6533687f2da0ea66a4bd72e8f211de69

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