Author Archives: Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Unknown's avatar

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.

If prospectors were digging for gold in your back yard and contaminating your only source of water with mercury, would you still decorate yourself with gold jewelry? 

We need to reconsider our relationship with all of the living world and no longer think like consumers in an economy but recognize that we are organisms in an ecosystem. Indigenous peoples use the water in the rivers and streams … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

13 Reasons Why You Should Boycott Gold For The Yanomami People! — Palm Oil Detectives – MARY CALVO

Originally posted on Palm Oil Detectives: Hunger for Gold in the Global North is fueling a living hell in the Global South Hunger for gold in the Global North is fueling a living hell for Indigenous people in the Global … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

National Geographic Documentary Films e O2 Play lançam vencedor de dois prêmios em Sundance, “O Território”, nos cinemas brasileiros no dia 8 de setembro —

Do diretor Alex Pritz, dos produtores indicados ao Oscar® Darren Aronofsky e Sigrid Dyekjær e da produtora executiva Txai Suruí, documentário conta a história dos indígenas Uru-eu-wau-wau e seu ativismo ambiental São Paulo, agosto de 2022 – Hoje, a National Geographic Documentary … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments

« Oggi abbiamo più gruppi ambientalisti e meno foreste, più ‘aree protette’ e meno specie, più tasse sul carbonio e più emissioni di carbonio, più prodotti ‘verdi’ e meno spazi verdi. »

Sì, fa riflettere riconoscere che, infatti: “Oggi abbiamo più gruppi ambientalisti e meno foreste, più ‘aree protette’ e meno specie, più tasse sul carbonio e più emissioni di carbonio, più prodotti ‘verdi’ e meno spazi verdi.” Rex Weyler (dieci anni … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Muere el último miembro de una tribu indígena en Brasil tras resistirse al contacto durante décadas — D LOBOS

(CNN) — El último miembro restante de una aislada tribu indígena brasileña murió, dijo el sábado la agencia de protección indígena de Brasil, Funai.… Muere el último miembro de una tribu indígena en Brasil tras resistirse al contacto durante décadas Muere … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

‘Loneliest man’ on the planet dies in a Brazilian forest — Stigmatis

Aug 27 2022 An indigenous tribe member, dubbed the “loneliest man in the world” because he lived completely alone in Brazil’s Amazon forests, was found dead, officials said on Saturday. Called the “Indian of […] ‘Loneliest man’ on the planet dies … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

« Hoy tenemos más grupos ecologistas y menos bosques, más ‘áreas protegidas’ y menos especies, más impuestos al carbono y más emisiones de carbono, más productos ‘verdes’ y menos espacios verdes. »

Sí, es aleccionador reconocer que, de hecho: « Hoy tenemos más grupos ecologistas y menos bosques, más ‘áreas protegidas’ y menos especies, más impuestos al carbono y más emisiones de carbono, más productos ‘verdes’ y menos espacios verdes. » Rex Weyler … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Lost in Translation: Germany’s Fascination With the American Old West – NYTimes.com — Lara Trace Hentz

Lost in Translation: Germany’s Fascination With the American Old West – NYTimes.com. Lost in Translation: Germany’s Fascination With the American Old West – NYTimes.com — Lara Trace Hentz

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Alertas de desmatamento do mês de julho fecham mais um ano de destruição! —

De agosto a julho deste ano, monitoramento registrou 8.590 km² de alertas de desmatamento IDesmatamento de floresta pública não destinada na Amazônia – Christian Braga / Greenpeace Brasil Manaus, 12 de agosto, de 2022 – Dados do sistema DETER, do Instituto de Pesquisas … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

« Hoje temos mais grupos ambientalistas e menos florestas, mais ‘áreas protegidas’ e menos espécies, mais impostos de carbono e mais emissões de carbono, mais produtos ‘verdes’ e menos espaços verdes. »

Sim, é preocupante reconhecer que, de fato: « Hoje temos mais grupos ambientalistas e menos florestas, mais ‘áreas protegidas’ e menos espécies, mais impostos de carbono e mais emissões de carbono, mais produtos ‘verdes’ e menos espaços verdes. » Rex Weyler … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments