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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.

En peligro de extinción — Paseos de un hombre invisible

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

De vez en cuando escucho noticias sobre cómo la naturaleza sufre nuestro paso por el mundo. Especies de animales y plantas que desaparecen, y los efectos que notamos a diario en un clima que ya no reconocemos, y en unas … Continue reading →

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Gold Mining Thugs Cut “Road to Chaos” Through Yanomami Indigenous Territory in Amazonian Preserve! — Mother Jones

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The surveillance plane eased off the runway and banked west towards the frontline of one of Brazil’s most dramatic environmental and humanitarian crises. 1,166 more words Gold … Continue reading →

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Des histoires captivantes avec des illustrations enchanteresses ! – « La Magie de l’Amazonie Les aventures de Namowë, un garçon Yanomami » et « La Magie de l’Amazonie Les aventures de Meromi, une fille Yanomami » – Pour les 8 à 12 à 100 ans! – écrit et illustré par Barbara Crane Navarro 

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« L’année dernière, j’ai acheté les deux livres « La Magie de l’Amazonie » comme cadeau de Noël pour mon neveu. Bien que mon neveu soit autiste, il peut lire s’il est engagé par l’histoire et les illustrations. Il est extrêmement visuel. ” Le … Continue reading →

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Diversidad biológica y suministro de agua, factores de especial relevancia — Stigmatis

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

“Colores de otoño”. Cedida por el Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros de Montes. EFE/Joan Sala Sanchez Irene Martín Morales | Madrid | 11 Dic. 2022 Las montañas albergan aproximadamente la mitad de la reserva de la diversidad biológica del mundo y … Continue reading →

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Black ‘Fraud-Days’ and the Shocking Cost of Staying Fashionable! — HUMAN WRONGS WATCH

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Human Wrongs Watch By Baher Kamal MADRID, Nov 25 2022 (IPS)* – Please take a quick look at this short report before rushing to shop on a Black Friday, Christmas sales and all those long chains of big discounts and … Continue reading →

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Engaging stories with enchanting illustrations! – « Amazon Rainforest Magic The adventures of Namowë, a Yanomami boy » and « Amazon Rainforest Magic The adventures of Meromi, a Yanomami girl » – For ages 8 to 12 to 100!  – written and illustrated by Barbara Crane Navarro 

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

illustration from « Amazon Rainforest Magic – The adventures of Namowë, a Yanomami boy » « Last year, I purchased the two « Amazon Rainforest Magic » books as a Christmas present for my nephew. Although my nephew is autistic, he can read if … Continue reading →

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Brasil – El pueblo Sapanawa (pueblo aislado del Río Envira) — Peuples autochtones d’Abya Yala

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Publicado el 16 de septiembre de 2019 Varias semanas después de la aparición de siete indios aislados a lo largo de la frontera entre Brasil y Perú, otros indios aislados hicieron su primer contacto con agentes del gobierno brasileño. Afirman … Continue reading →

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Greening tourism? — Ned Hamson’s Second Line View of the News

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Originally posted on Darcy Hitchcock: Tourism represents around 11 percent of the world’s greenhouse gases, expected to double in the coming decades. It’s also a huge source of jobs. The industry is taking baby-steps to address its footprint. How and … Continue reading →

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¡Esta fue una lectura divertida en voz alta para mi hijo! – « La Magia de la Amazonia Las aventuras de Namowë, un niño Yanomami » – ¡Para edades de 8 a 12 a 100 años! – escrito e ilustrado por Barbara Crane Navarro

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Le leí este libro en voz alta a mi hijo para sus estudios mientras aprendemos sobre diferentes culturas alrededor del mundo.Es bastante exigente con los libros y le gusta cuando te mantienen enganchado desde el principio.Fue genial para él. Le … Continue reading →

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Brasil: Los Kawahiva (pueblo aislado) — Peuples autochtones d’Abya Yala

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Publicado el 5 de septiembre de 2013 ©survival Los Kawahivas que quedan se ven obligados a huir constantemente para escapar de los madereros armados y los poderosos rancheros. Imagen de un vídeo durante un encuentro fortuito entre los Kawahiva y … Continue reading →

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