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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.

« Art » and « Nature » are Merchandizing « Gold » for Cartier! – Is Art just another luxury item and trendy accessory? – Here’s yet another greenwashing art show in collaboration with Cartier… 

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

 This time, it’s « Come Home Again » by Es Devlin in collaboration with Cartier at The Tate Modern Garden – on view for 11 days Cartier’s publicity states: « Cartier FOR NATURE – The natural world is a source of inspiration and … Continue reading →

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Polícia Federal desmobiliza garimpo que poluía rios! — Ecoamazônia

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Atividade ilegal prejudicou água que abastece Parauapebas Marabá/PA – Nesta quarta-feira, 31/8, a Polícia Federal trabalha na desmobilização de garimpos ilegais que poluíram rios de abastecimento da cidade de Parauapebas. 35 more words Polícia Federal desmobiliza garimpo que poluía rios — … Continue reading →

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Banksy llega a Chile, su primera parada en Latinoamérica — Stigmatis

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

“The Art of Banksy: Without Limits”, se presenta en Santiago en el inicio de su gira por las Américas. (MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP) El enigmático artista expone en la capital chilena para iniciar un recorrido por las Américas. Chile será la primera parada … Continue reading →

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« L’attivismo ambientale è ciò che già facciamo, è il nostro modo di vivere. Noi siamo l’ambiente! »

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Poiché gli ultimi quattro anni di politiche anti-Indigene violente di Bolsonaro e l’accelerazione del saccheggio della natura sono stati così devastanti, Sonia Guajajara, capo dell’ONG APIB, l’Articolazione dei Popoli Indigeni del Brasile, si candida al Congresso. Le elezioni brasiliane si … Continue reading →

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Impactos indiretos da mineração aumentam a extensão do desmatamento!

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

O Brasil responde por 10% da perda direta de florestas tropicais relacionada à mineração (327 km2), causada principalmente pela extração de minério de ferro e ouro. Crédito da imagem: Josue Marinho/Panoramio , sob licença Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) Por: Washington Castilhos para  … Continue reading →

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We’ve Lost 35 Percent of Forests in the Past 300 Years! — Stigmatis

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Removing wooded areas is called deforestation and it’s often for human benefit. But the impact of deforestation could be devastating to the environment. By Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi Since 1990, an estimated 178 million hectares of forest have been […] We’ve Lost … Continue reading →

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« El activismo ambiental es lo que ya hacemos, es nuestra forma de vida. ¡Somos el medio ambiente! »

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Debido a que los últimos cuatro años de las violentas políticas anti-Indígenas de Bolsonaro y la aceleración del saqueo de la naturaleza han sido tan devastadores, Sonia Guajajara, directora de la ONG APIB, la Articulación de los Pueblos Indígenas de … Continue reading →

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Queimadas em 2022 na Amazônia já superam todo o ano de 2021!

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Em apenas oito meses, o bioma registrou 75.592 focos de calor, contra 75.090 no ano anterior Sobrevoo em Porto Velho, na região da Amacro (Amazonas, Acre e Rondônia), em uma área com cerca de 8.000 hectares de desmatamento – a … Continue reading →

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Amazon deforestation: Brazil fails to protect world’s largest rainforest! – Washington Post — Ned Hamson’s Second Line View of the News

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Source: Amazon deforestation: Brazil fails to protect world’s largest rainforest – Washington Post Amazon deforestation: Brazil fails to protect world’s largest rainforest – Washington Post — Ned Hamson’s Second Line View of the News

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« Ativismo ambiental é o que já fazemos, é o nosso modo de vida. Nós somos o meio ambiente! »

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Porque os últimos quatro anos das violentas políticas anti-Indígenas de Bolsonaro e a aceleração do saque da natureza foram tão devastadores, Sonia Guajajara, chefe da ONG APIB, a Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do Brasil, está concorrendo ao Congresso. As eleições … Continue reading →

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