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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.

El verdadero costo de tus joyas: los carteles lavan dinero de las drogas vendiendo oro en sangre a Cartier y a otros en la industria del lujo, así como para descontar tiendas de oro, ¡y los Yanomami y otros comunidades Indígenas están pagando el precio!

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

El oro ilegal es la forma más lucrativa para que los carteles de la droga, los grupos terroristas, los traficantes de armas, la mafia, los banqueros sin escrúpulos y los comerciantes y corredores internacionales de oro puedan lavar dinero. porque … Continue reading →

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Garimpo Ilegal acontece em todo território da Amazônia!

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

A Amazônia nunca esteve tão no centro das discussões como agora. De acordo com levantamento feito pelo Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), com base em dados do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa Espaciais (Inpe/Prodes), o desmatamento em terras indígenas aumentou em 157% durante … Continue reading →

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Stepping into Spring; new beginnings, renewal and growth! — ReWild Child

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Spring is in the air! Already in March I can feel the days becoming milder. The early dark nights are passing, the sun is warming and nature is awakening. It’s a time of new beginnings, energy and possibilities. The Spring … Continue reading →

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O verdadeiro custo das suas jóias: os cartéis lavam dinheiro com drogas vendendo ouro para Cartier e outros no setor de luxo, bem como para descontos em lojas de ouro e os Yanomami e outros povos Indígenas estão pagando o preço!

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

O ouro ilegal é a maneira mais lucrativa para cartéis de drogas, grupos terroristas, traficantes de armas, a máfia, banqueiros inescrupulosos e comerciantes e corretores internacionais de ouro para lavar dinheiro porque, diferentemente da cocaína, o ouro “legal” se parece … Continue reading →

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Investigan la capacidad de los animales de planificar o pensar sobre su futuro — Stigmatis New

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 23 feb (EFE).- Un equipo de científicos internacionales estudiarán durante los próximos cuatro años la capacidad de los animales de planificar o pensar sobre su futuro y recordar acciones de su pasado. El estudio, en el … Continue reading →

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Will palm oil watchdog RSPO rid itself of deforestation or continue to pretend its products are sustainable? – EIA — Palm Oil Detectives

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Palm oil produced through the destruction of forestland is still being sold around the world with the blessing of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).On November 30, 2022 EIA and along with 99 other organisations issued a joint statement calling time … Continue reading →

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Le vrai coût de vos bijoux : les cartels blanchissent l’argent de la drogue en vendant l’or de sang à Cartier et à d’autres dans l’industrie du luxe, ainsi que dans les magasins d’or discount, et les Yanomami et autres peuples Indigènes en paient le prix !

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

L’or illégal est le moyen le plus lucratif pour les cartels de la drogue, les groupes terroristes, les trafiquants d’armes, la mafia, les banquiers sans scrupules ainsi que les négociants et les courtiers internationaux en or de blanchir de l’argent … Continue reading →

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Crime organizado e extrativismo na América Latina!

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

Por Raúl Zibechi para o “La Jornada” O crime organizado, a delinquência paraestatal e o narcotráfico, são as formas assumidas pela acumulação por espoliação/extrativismo na zona do não-ser, ou seja nos territórios dos povos originários, negros e camponeses da América Latina. … Continue reading →

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Amazon Palm: Global brands continue to source palm oil from Amazon destroyers Agropalma & BBF! Boycott Palm Oil! — Palm Oil Detectives

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

Major international brands sourcing palm oil from Brazilian plantations linked to violence, torture and land fraud. Global supermarket brands Ferrero, ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Danone, Ferrero, Hershey’s, Kellogg, Mondelez, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Unilever and many others source palm oil from Agropalma and … Continue reading →

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13 Reasons Why You Should Boycott Gold For The Yanomami People! — Palm Oil Detectives

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

Hunger for Gold in the Global North is fueling a living hell in the Global South. Here are 13 reasons why you should #BoycottGold4Yanomami 13 Reasons Why You Should Boycott Gold For The Yanomami People — Palm Oil Detectives

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