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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.

“All the Living World is Interdependent:” A Q&A with Artist Barbara Crane Navarro — Open Americas

Barbara Crane Navarro is a French artist, author, and activist who currently lives near Paris. Over a period of 12 years, she spent the winter months with the Yanomami people in Venezuela and Brazil, an experience which has inspired her … Continue reading

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Argentina ley de bosques: a quince años de su sanción, la deforestación ilegal persiste — Stigmatis

La ley de bosques fue sancionada el 28 de noviembre de 2017 con objetivos claros: frenar la deforestación y proteger los bosques nativos. Manuel Jaramillo y Daniela Gomel | Argentina | Nov. 2022 Su aprobación fue uno de los mayores … Continue reading

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Cop15 Negotiators Are Barely Even Mentioning the Ocean! — Mother Jones

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The ocean may cover 70 percent of the Earth’s surface and contain much of its animal life, but you might not get that impression from … Continue reading

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Barbara Crane Navarro: Artist & Activist In Her Own Words — Palm Oil Detectives

Photo: Light Sculpture Performance: Barbara Crane Navarro Film: Totemic Light Sculptures – Yanomami shamanic chants – Mixed media art installation: Barbara Crane Navarro – 1:20 Barbara Crane Navarro: In Her Own Words Artist, Writer, Environmental & Indigenous Rights Activist Link … Continue reading

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Líderes Indígenas piden un portavoz de los océanos en la COP de biodiversidad — Stigmatis

Recurso de archivo de @arturolarena para @cdoverde en @efeverde Océanos | 13 dic. 2022 (EFE) Solomon Pili Kaho’ohalahala y Douglas Neasloss, dos líderes indígenas de orillas opuestas del Pacífico, reivindican que los océanos se hagan oír en la COP15 de … Continue reading

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UN Environment Chief Warns of a Biodiversity Apocalypse! — Mother Jones

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The UN’s environment chief has warned that “we are at war with nature” and must “make peace,” as countries gather at… 620 more words UN Environment … Continue reading

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« La Magia de la Amazonia » and « Amazon Rainforest Magic » et « La Magie de l’Amazonie » ESPAÑOL – ENGLISH – FRANÇAIS – Libros de aventuras fantásticas para niños – Cuentos de la vida de los Yanomami en la selva amazónica – para edades de 8 a 12 — Barbara Crane Navarro — 💥Peace & Truth

Amazon Rainforest Magic: The adventures of Namowë, a Yanomami boy (Volume 1)  « La Magia de la Amazonia » and « Amazon Rainforest Magic » et « La Magie de l’Amazonie » ESPAÑOL – ENGLISH – FRANÇAIS – Libros de aventuras fantásticas para niños – Cuentos … Continue reading

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Five Native American nations will manage CA coastal lands — Ned Hamson’s Second Line View of the News

Indigenous knowledge is finally getting some respect. California put over $3 million into a fund for five Native American nations to use. Five Native American nations will manage CA coastal lands Five Native American nations will manage CA coastal lands — … Continue reading

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Indigenous and local communities are key to successful nature conservation! — Palm Oil Detectives

Indigenous and local communities are key to successful nature conservation and for protecting animals from extinction. Story via Eureka Alert and the University of East Anglia. Indigenous Peoples and local communities provide the best […] Indigenous and local communities key to … Continue reading

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¡Historias fascinantes con ilustraciones encantadoras! – « 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

« El año pasado, compré los dos libros « La Magia de la Amazonia » como regalo de Navidad para mi sobrino. Aunque mi sobrino tiene autismo, puede leer si le interesa la historia y las ilustraciones. Es extremadamente visual. « El mago … Continue reading

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