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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.

COP27: Sharp rise in fossil fuel industry delegates at climate summit — Stigmatis

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

Cop27: climate justice activists call for fossil fuel ‘criminals’ to be kicked out of conference – live Latest updates: protests in main courtyard after record numbers of fossil fuel lobbyists attend conference…” THE GUARDIAN By Matt McGrath | Environment correspondent, … Continue reading →

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Uma história de férias para ler antes de fazer sua lista de presentes: Na « Utopia » de Thomas More, publicada em 1516, ouro e pedras preciosas não têm valor. Na verdade, eles têm o peso do sangue, da escravidão e da loucura humana – A ARTE DE LAVAGEM VERDE pelos COMERCIANTES DE OURO em suas próprias palavras…

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

O que você vai escolher?  Na continuidade de várias décadas de lavagem verde para a empresa de joias de ouro, relógios e acessórios que a criou e mantém, a Fundação Cartier para arte contemporânea apresenta uma nova exposição orientada para … Continue reading →

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The Fight for the Amazon: Ongoing Deforestation in Brazil a Huge Challenge for Lula and the World – DER SPIEGEL — Ned Hamson’s Second Line View of the News

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Source: The Fight for the Amazon: Ongoing Deforestation in Brazil a Huge Challenge for Lula and the World – DER SPIEGEL The Fight for the Amazon: Ongoing Deforestation in Brazil a Huge Challenge for Lula and the World – DER SPIEGEL … Continue reading →

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Celebran en Perú encuentro global por el Clima, la Amazonía y los Bosques Tropicales — Ecoamazônia

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Al menos 39 gobiernos subnacionales pertenecientes a 10 países se reúnen en Perú en el denominado Encuentro Global por el Clima, la Amazonía y los Bosques Tropicales, que del 10 al 13 de octubre les permitirá el intercambio de experiencias … Continue reading →

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Une histoire des fêtes à lire avant de faire votre liste de cadeaux : Dans «Utopia» de Thomas More, publié en 1516, l’or et les pierres précieuses n’ont aucune valeur. En effet, ils ont le poids du sang, de l’esclavage et de la folie humaine – L’ART de l’éco-blanchiment par les MARCHANDS d’OR dans leurs propres mots…

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Qu’allez-vous choisir ?  Dans la continuité de plusieurs décennies de l’éco-blanchiment “greenwashing” pour l’entreprise de bijoux, montres et accessoires en or qui l’a créé et l’entretient, la Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain présente une nouvelle exposition orientée “nature” ​​Les Vivants … Continue reading →

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Guardiões do Bioma: combate ao garimpo ilegal e ilícitos ambientais na TI Yanomami! — Ecoamazônia

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

A operação apreendeu veículos, aeronaves, embarcações e armas de fogo Brasília 11/10/2022 – A operação Guardiões do Bioma – Eixo Terras Indígenas – apreendeu 6 toneladas de minérios extraídos ilegalmente da Terra Indígena Yanomami, em Roraima, na região Norte do país. … Continue reading →

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Los pueblos indígenas amazónicos presentarán una estrategia para asegurar su sostenibilidad financiera en la COP 27 — Ecoamazônia

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

La Amazonía es un bioma estratégico para hacer frente al cambio climático y a la pérdida de biodiversidad sin precedentes que enfrentamos. Como lo señala el Panel Científico por la Amazonía, esta región regula la variabilidad climática y almacena alrededor … Continue reading →

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A Holiday story to read before you make your gift list: In Thomas More’s « Utopia », published in 1516, gold and precious stones have no value. Indeed, they carry the weight of blood, slavery and human madness -The ART of GREENWASHING by the MERCHANTS of GOLD – in their own words…

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

In the decades-long continuity of greenwashing the gold jewelry, watches and accessories company that created and underwrites them, the Fondation Cartier for Contemporary Art presents yet another “nature” oriented exhibition Les Vivants (Living Worlds) as part of lille3000, Utopia – … Continue reading →

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Lula reduziu desmatamento da Amazônia em 70%; aumento em anos de Bolsonaro é de 73%! —

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

O governo do petista pegou uma das maiores taxas da história quando assumiu o primeiro mandato, em janeiro de 2003, mas entregou índice em queda vertiginosa para a sucessora Dilma Rousseff. Já Jair Bolsonaro assumiu o mandato em janeiro de … Continue reading →

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Outubro registra 13.911 focos de queimadas na Amazônia! —

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

O mês também encerra com a marca de 101.215 focos de queimadas no acumulado do ano, número 33% maior do que foi registrado em todo 2021 O Greenpeace realizou sobrevoos no sul do Amazonas e no norte de Rondônia para … Continue reading →

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