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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.

Deputada cobra a garantia de direitos básicos na Terra Indígena Ianomâmi — Ecoamazônia

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

A deputada Joenia Wapichana (Rede-RR) cobrou de autoridades federais e estaduais, nesta quarta-feira (6), a garantia de educação, saúde e proteção dentro da Terra Indígena Ianomâmi, alvo de garimpo ilegal e de outras invasões criminosas. 34 more words Deputada cobra a … Continue reading →

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World’s protected natural areas too small and isolated to benefit wildlife! – new study — Geography Directions

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

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. By David Williams, University of Leeds The world’s governments will this year negotiate a series of targets in response to the global biodiversity crisis … Continue reading →

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COLONIALISME du 21e siècle – mis en œuvre par les corporations et les ONG ? De qui est en jeu la survie ici, Survival ? La survie des forêts tropicales et des peuples Indigènes ou de Cartier et d’autres dans l’industrie de la joaillerie en or et diamants ? … Mis à jour en juillet 2022 !

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

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/justicia-regenwald-1.jpg “l’Or ou la Nature??”? – ©?Fotolia/ Wikimedia/Collage?: Mirela Hadzic pour Rainforest Rescue “La folie de l’homme a augmenté la valeur de l’or et de l’argent à cause de leur rareté; tandis que la…

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Terra Yanomami é palco de “tragédia humanitária”, dizem especialistas — Ecoamazônia

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

Área é marcada por garimpo ilegal, violência sexual de mulheres e crianças, ameaças de morte e desestruturação dos postos de saúde. Entidades indigenistas e socioambientais denunciaram uma “tragédia humanitária” em curso na Terra Indígena Yanomami, durante audiência da comissão externa … Continue reading →

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Video: Indigenous Elders Predicted Climate Crisis. Will Native Voices Finally Be Heard? — Vox Populi

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

Indigenous communities are among the most vulnerable to climate change, yet they still struggle to be heard by governments around the world. Their spiritual teachings might help civilization to change course and prevent disaster. Video: Indigenous Elders Predicted Climate Crisis. Will … Continue reading →

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21st Century COLONIALISM – implemented by Corporations and NGOs? Whose Survival is at stake here, Survival? The survival of the rainforests and Indigenous peoples or of Cartier and others in the gold and diamond jewelry industry? … Updated: July 2022!

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/justicia-regenwald.jpg “Gold or Nature?”? – ©?Fotolia/ Wikimedia/Collage: Mirela Hadzic for Rainforest Rescue “Man’s folly hath enhanced the value of gold and silver because of their scarcity; whereas nature, like a kind parent, hath freely…

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Brasil: Operação Mercúrio desativa atividades de garimpo ilegal na Terra Indígena Baú, no Pará — Ecoamazônia

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Durante atividade da Operação Mercúrio, realizada entre os dias 8 e 10 de julho, a Polícia Federal (PF) apreendeu seis balsas e seis motores usados no garimpo ilegal na Terra Indígena Baú, localizada no município de Novo Progresso, no Pará. … Continue reading →

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Venezuela: Minería de oro destruye la vida de comunidades Indígenas! — Ecoamazônia

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

La explotación minera al sur de Venezuela en los estados de Bolívar y Amazonas, sostenida por el régimen de Nicolás Maduro, representa la mayor amenaza para los derechos humanos de las poblaciones indígenas, su hábitat, culturas y territorios, indicó la agencia … Continue reading →

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In « Utopia » di Tommaso Moro, pubblicata nel 1516, l’oro e le pietre preziose non hanno valore. Infatti, portano il peso del sangue, della schiavitù e della follia umana – L’ARTE DEL LAVAGGIO VERDE dei COMMERCIANTI D’ORO con le loro stesse parole…

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Nella continuità di diversi decenni di greenwashing per l’azienda di gioielli in oro, orologi e accessori che l’ha creata e mantiene, la Fondazione Cartier per l’arte contemporanea presenta una nuova mostra orientata alla “natura” Les Vivants nell’ambito di lille3000, Utopia … Continue reading →

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Garimpeiros retornam ao Rio Madeira, no interior do AM, após oito meses da operação que destruiu centenas de balsas! — Ecoamazônia

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

MANAUS – Centenas de balsas de garimpo ilegal invadiram o Rio Madeira, no município de Autazes, distante 111 quilômetros de Manaus, na mesma região que em novembro de 2021 a Polícia Federal (PF), com apoio das Forças Nacionais de Segurança, … Continue reading →

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