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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.

Scientists warn MEPs against watering down EU deforestation law! — Stigmatis

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

EU | Deforestation | 5 jul. 2022 More than 50 experts say proposal redefining forest degradation could undermine net zero emissions plans. More than 50 scientists have warned MEPs that a high-level move to water down EU legislation on deforestation … Continue reading →

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En la « Utopía » de Tomás Moro, publicada en 1516, el oro y las piedras preciosas no tienen valor. De hecho, soportan el peso de la sangre, la esclavitud y la locura humana – el ARTE del LAVADO VERDE por parte de los COMERCIANTES del ORO en sus propias palabras…

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

En la continuidad de varias décadas de lavado verde para la empresa de joyas, relojes y accesorios de oro que la creó y la mantiene, la Fundación Cartier para el Arte Contemporáneo presenta una nueva exposición orientada a la “naturaleza” … Continue reading →

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Polícia Federal destrói garimpos ilegais em área Indígena! — Ecoamazônia

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

O foco principal foi a destruição dos garimpos Pista Nova, Coringa e Jurandi, encontrados ao longo do rio Curuá Novo Progresso/PA – Nos dias 8, 9 e 10 de julho, a Polícia Federal destruiu seis balsas e seis motores usados … Continue reading →

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UN: We undervalue nature, overvalue profits to our peril! — Ned Hamson’s Second Line View of the News

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

Originally posted on Darcy Hitchcock: The UN recently released a damning report about global society. In a nutshell, it said we need to take into account the many benefits of nature, take into account all stakeholders (including indigenous perspectives) and … Continue reading →

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Na « Utopia » de Thomas More, publicada em 1516, ouro e pedras preciosas não têm valor. Na verdade, eles têm o peso do sangue, da escravidão e da loucura humana – A ARTE DE LAVAGEM VERDE pelos COMERCIANTES DE OURO em suas próprias palavras…

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

Na continuidade de várias décadas de lavagem verde para a empresa de joias de ouro, relógios e acessórios que a criou e mantém, a Fundação Cartier para arte contemporânea apresenta uma nova exposição orientada para a “natureza” Les Vivants (mundos … Continue reading →

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PF desarticula organizações criminosas voltadas à extração e comércio ilegal de ouro! — Ecoamazônia

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

Três operações estão sendo deflagradas simultaneamente para combater os crimes de lavagem de dinheiro, extração e comércio ilegal de ouro, dentre outros Brasília/DF – A Polícia Federal deflagrou nesta quinta-feira (7/7) as Operações Ganância, Golden Greed e Comando. 33 more words PF … Continue reading →

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10 reasons why ecolabels & commodity certification are not a solution to stop the EU importing tropical deforestation — Palm Oil Detectives

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

71 environmental and human rights groups from around the world – wrote to the EU Commission warning that certification schemes and ecolabels were not sufficient to prevent human rights abuses and deforestation from entering the […] 10 reasons why ecolabels & … Continue reading →

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Dans «Utopia» de Thomas More, publié en 1516, l’or et les pierres précieuses n’ont aucune valeur. En effet, ils ont le poids du sang, de l’esclavage et de la folie humaine – L’ART de l’éco-blanchiment par les MARCHANDS d’OR dans leurs propres mots…

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

Dans la continuité de plusieurs décennies de l’éco-blanchiment “greenwashing” pour l’entreprise de bijoux, montres et accessoires en or qui l’a créé et l’entretient, la Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain présente une nouvelle exposition orientée “nature” ​​Les Vivants dans le cadre … Continue reading →

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Rede contesta lei que proíbe destruição de equipamentos apreendidos em garimpos ilegais de Roraima! — Ecoamazônia

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

Para o partido, a norma estadual ofende o direito fundamental ao meio ambiente ecologicamente equilibrado, em nítido retrocesso socioambiental. O partido Rede Sustentabilidade ajuizou, no Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), ação contra lei estadual que proíbe órgãos ambientais de fiscalização e … Continue reading →

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Treespiracy: Forests are being destroyed against a background of corruption, illegality and apathy — Palm Oil Detectives – Please Boycott ALL products of Deforestation; gold, palm oil, exotic wood, soy, beef, leather, etc!

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

The world’s forests are being destroyed against a background of corruption, illegality and apathy. This article was originally published in The Ecologist magazine, 28th March, 2022 #Deforestation occurs against a background of #crime and #corruption […] Treespiracy: Forests are being destroyed … Continue reading →

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