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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.

‘And of Water We Made Every Living Thing’ — HUMAN WRONGS WATCH

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Human Wrongs Watch By Baher Kamal MADRID, Aug 22 2022 (IPS)* – This is how the Muslims’ Holy Book – the Quran refers to the most precious element of life. Over 2 billion people live in water-stressed countries, which is … Continue reading →

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“Arte” y “Naturaleza” están comercializando “Oro” para Cartier! – ¿Es el arte un artículo de lujo y un accesorio de moda más? – Aquí hay otra exhibición de arte de “lavado verde” en colaboración con Cartier…

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

 Esta vez se trata de “Come Home Again” de Es Devlin en colaboración con Cartier en el Tate Modern Garden – visible durante 11 días El anuncio de Cartier dice: “Cartier POR NATURALEZA – La naturaleza es una fuente de … Continue reading →

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Destino da Amazônia depende do resultado das eleições brasileiras, dizem especialistas —

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Mais destruição sob Bolsonaro pode levar a floresta da Amazônia além de um ponto de inflexão irreversível Um bombeiro combate um incêndio na floresta amazônica em Apuí, Brasil. Fotografia: Michael Dantas/AFP/Getty Images Por Damian Carrigton, editor de Meio Ambiente, para o … Continue reading →

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Indigenous Leaders Beg US Firms to Stop Supporting Deforestation! — Mother Jones

Posted on October 3, 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. Indigenous leaders from the Amazon have implored major western brands and banks to stop supporting the ongoing destruction of the vital rainforest through mining, oil drilling, … Continue reading →

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“Arte” e “Natureza” são merchandising “Ouro” para Cartier! – A arte é apenas mais um item de luxo e acessório da moda? – Aqui está mais uma exposição de arte “lavagem verde” em colaboração com a Cartier…

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Desta vez é “Come Home Again” de Es Devlin em colaboração com Cartier no Tate Modern Garden – visível por 11 dias O anúncio da Cartier diz: “Cartier PARA A NATUREZA – A natureza é uma fonte de inspiração e … Continue reading →

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Defender el territorio en Latinoamérica “significa la cárcel o desaparecer” — Stigmatis

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Roma, 29 jul, 2022 – Nansedalia Ramírez, que hoy lidera en Turín (norte de Italia) una gran marcha ecologista. Las comunidades indígenas de Latinoamérica sufren una persecución sin límites y sus miembros están siendo “criminalizados, asesinados o desaparecidos” sólo por … Continue reading →

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Can we save the Amazon rainforest from environmental destruction? – New Statesman — Ned Hamson’s Second Line View of the News

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Source: Can we save the Amazon rainforest from environmental destruction? – New Statesman Can we save the Amazon rainforest from environmental destruction? – New Statesman — Ned Hamson’s Second Line View of the News

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« l’Art » et « la Nature » ​​sont « l’Or » de marchandisage pour Cartier ! – L’art n’est-il qu’un objet de luxe et un accessoire tendance de plus ? – Voici encore une autre exposition d’art de « greenwashing » en collaboration avec Cartier

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

 Cette fois, c’est « Come Home Again » par Es Devlin en collaboration avec Cartier au Tate Modern Garden – visible pendant 11 jours La publicité de Cartier indique : « Cartier POUR LA NATURE – La nature est une source d’inspiration et … Continue reading →

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Venezuela’s gold mining region is a hotbed of sex trafficking and violence, UN says — Stigmatis

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Miners dig in the earth in search of gold in a makeshift camp for illegal mining near Tumeremo in Venezuela’s southern Bolívar. Photograph: Carlos García Rawlins/Reuters Fact-finding mission reports brutal massacres and sexual slavery in gold-rich arc where armed gangs fight … Continue reading →

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Polícia Federal combate extração e comércio ilegal de ouro em Rondônia! — Ecoamazônia

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Foram cumpridos 43 mandados de busca e apreensão e 18 mandados de prisão nos estados de Rondônia, Amazonas, Acre, Pará, Mato Grosso e São Paulo Porto Velho/RO – A Polícia Federal deflagrou, na tarde desta segunda-feira (19/09), a Operação Aerogold, no … Continue reading →

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