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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.

MJ divulga balanço de operação contra garimpo ilegal na Terra Yanomami! — Ecoamazônia

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

O Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública divulgou, nesta terça-feira, um balanço da Operação Guardiões do Bioma, que combate o garimpo ilegal e outros crimes ambientais na Terra Indígena Yanomami, em Roraima. 37 more words MJ divulga balanço de operação contra … Continue reading →

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Deforestación vs. Pueblos Indígenas – III  « Comenzaron a excavar con avidez minerales de la tierra. Construyeron fábricas para fundirlos y fabricar grandes cantidades de bienes… Pronto olvidaron la belleza del bosque. »

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Proliferaron el dinero por todas partes. Al querer poseer todos estos bienes, se apoderaron de ellos un deseo ilimitado. Los blancos empezaron a talar todos los árboles, maltratando la tierra y profanando el agua… » Chamán y portavoz Yanomami Davi Kopenawa … Continue reading →

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The Big Lie: The Doctrine of Christian Discovery — Lara Trace Hentz

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Previously published in the October 2, 2013 issue of The Two Row Times Steven Newcomb is the author of “Pagans in the Promised Land: Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery.” He is the foremost authority on the subject. Steven will … Continue reading →

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Ministro Anderson Torres autoriza uso da Força Nacional em apoio à Funai em Terra Indígena do Amazonas! — Ecoamazônia

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

MANAUS – O ministro Anderson Torres, do Ministério de Justiça e Segurança Pública (MJSP), autorizou o emprego da Força Nacional na Terra Indígena (TI) Camicuã, onde vivem os povos Apurinã, no Amazonas. 43 more words Ministro Anderson Torres autoriza uso da … Continue reading →

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Desmatamento contra Povos Indígenas – III « Eles começaram a desenterrar minerais da terra avidamente. Eles construíram fábricas para derretê-los e fabricar grandes quantidades de mercadorias… Eles logo esqueceram a beleza da floresta. »

Posted on August 13, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Eles proliferaram dinheiro em todos os lugares. Ao querer possuir todos esses bens, eles foram tomados por um desejo ilimitado. Os brancos começaram a derrubar todas as árvores, maltratando a terra e contaminando a água… » O porta-voz do Xamã e … Continue reading →

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Infrastructure Growth Threatens Brazilian Amazon with Further Deforestation! — HUMAN WRONGS WATCH

Posted on August 13, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Human Wrongs Watch By Mario Osava RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 9 2022 (IPS)* – The mandatory initial permit granted by Brazil’s environmental authority for the repaving of the BR-319 highway, in the heart of the Amazon jungle, intensified the alarm … Continue reading →

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Día Internacional de los Pueblos Indígenas: ¿Por qué se celebra? — Ecoamazônia

Posted on August 13, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Existen alrededor de 476 millones de indígenas viviendo a lo largo de 90 países. ¿Cuándo y por qué se celebra el Día Internacional de los Pueblos Indígenas? 41 more words Día Internacional de los Pueblos Indígenas: ¿Por qué se celebra? — … Continue reading →

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Déforestation versus les peuples Indigènes – III  « Ils ont commencé à arracher avidement les minéraux de la terre. Ils ont construit des usines pour les fondre et fabriquer de grandes quantités de marchandises… Ils ont vite oublié la beauté de la forêt. »

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

« Ils ont fait proliférer l’argent partout. A vouloir posséder toutes ces marchandises, ils furent saisis d’un désir sans limite. Les Blancs ont commencé à couper tous les arbres, à maltraiter la terre et à souiller l’eau… » Chaman et porte-parole Yanomami … Continue reading →

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PF mira associação criminosa voltada à extração de ouro em terra Indígena! — Ecoamazônia

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

Grupo financiava maquinário e recrutava pessoas para a prática criminosa Pontes e Lacerda/MT. A Polícia Federal deflagrou nesta terça-feira, 9/8, a operação “Rainha do Sararé”, com objetivo de cumprir 4 mandados de prisão preventiva e 4 de busca e apreensão na … Continue reading →

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What Do Indigenous Leaders Think About Co-Managing Bears Ears With the Feds? — Mother Jones

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

This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In June, federal and tribal officials signed an intergovernmental cooperative management agreement for Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah. 1,523 more words What … Continue reading →

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