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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.

Deforestation versus Indigenous peoples – V « When you cut down the trees you assault the spirits of our ancestors. When you dig for minerals you impale the heart of the Earth. »

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« When you cut down the trees you assault the spirits of our ancestors. When you dig for minerals you impale the heart of the Earth. And when you pour poisons on the land and into the rivers – chemicals … Continue reading →

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Destruição desenfreada na Amazônia: alertas de desmate em julho empatam com 2021 —

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Com 8.590 km2 de devastação captados pelo sistema Deter em 2022, Amazônia mantém tendência do governo Bolsonaro; expectativa de asfaltamento da BR-319 transforma Amazonas em novo epicentro da tragédia. A área de alertas de desmatamento na Amazônia em julho atingiu … Continue reading →

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Commodity kings Cargill, Bunge buying soy from stolen Indigenous land for your pet’s food, report says — Ned Hamson’s Second Line View of the News

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Commodity-trading giants Cargill and Bunge source some of the soy used in products like chicken feed and pet food to land where Indigenous communities have suffered violence and displacement, according to a new report from Earthsight, an organization investigating environmental … Continue reading →

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Deforestazione vs. Popoli Indigeni – IV « Voglio mettere in guardia i bianchi prima che finiscano per strappare le radici del paradiso dalla terra! »

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Non sai come fare niente con la foresta. Sai solo come abbattere e bruciare i suoi alberi, scavare buche nel suo terreno e sporcare i suoi corsi d’acqua. Tuttavia, non ti appartiene e nessuno di voi l’ha creato! » Davi … Continue reading →

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Climate Change First Responders: Native Americans — Lara Trace Hentz

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Northwestern tribes are seeing firsthand what warmer climates have done to their way of life and their home. By Eric Niiler  http://news.discovery.com/earth/native-american-climate-change-120717.html THE GIST In the Northwest, coastal tribes are noticing melting glaciers and rising sea levels. Native tribes are … Continue reading →

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Declaración: Emergencia Climática en la Amazonía — MARY CALVO Musician

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Originally posted on Asamblea Mundial por la Amazonía: Nos encontramos en un momento de amenazas sin precedentes para la Amazonía continental, asociado a la incesante destrucción del ecosistema por un modelo de desarrollo irracional promovido por el comercio global, y … Continue reading →

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Deforestación vs. Pueblos Indígenas – IV « ¡Quiero advertir a los blancos antes de que terminen arrancando las raíces del cielo de la tierra! »

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« No sabes hacer nada con el bosque. Solo sabes cómo talar y quemar sus árboles, cavar hoyos en su suelo y ensuciar sus cursos de agua. ¡Sin embargo, no les pertenece y ninguno de ustedes lo creó! » Chamán y … Continue reading →

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União nega omissão em proteger Indígenas isolados e recém-contatados — Ecoamazônia

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Manifestação da AGU foi encaminhada ao Supremo Tribunal Federal Em manifestação enviada ontem (4) ao Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), a Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU) afirmou que não há omissão do governo federal na proteção das Terras Indígenas (TI) com presença … Continue reading →

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Crime and no punishment: Impunity shrouds killings of Indigenous Amazonian defenders! — Ned Hamson’s Second Line View of the News

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Source: Crime and no punishment: Impunity shrouds killings of Indigenous Amazonian defenders Crime and no punishment: Impunity shrouds killings of Indigenous Amazonian defenders — Ned Hamson’s Second Line View of the News

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Desmatamento contra Povos Indígenas – IV « Quero alertar os brancos antes que acabem arrancando do chão as raízes do céu! »

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Você não sabe fazer nada com a floresta. Você só sabe cortar e queimar suas árvores, cavar buracos em seu solo e sujar seus cursos d’água. No entanto, ele não pertence a vocês e nenhum de vocês o criou! » … Continue reading →

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