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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.

Humans and Arts — Idiomas RalFer

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Why Is Art Important? – Understanding Why Humans Make and Value Art Art Explained Art is not something that can easily be classified, especially when it comes to contemporary art. Art is a form of expression that has been influenced … Continue reading →

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El pigmento sagrado de Oaxaca que Vincent Van Gogh utilizó en sus pinturas más famosas — Andando tras tu encuentro

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

El intenso color rojo que Van Gogh y otros maestros europeos utilizaron viene de la grana cochinilla, un insecto sagrado empleado por los mixtecas. Caravaggio, Gaugin o prácticamente cualquier maestro de la pintura en Europa nunca hubieran podido usar el … Continue reading →

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Più di un anno fa, il capo delle Nazioni Unite ha avvertito che « La distruzione umana della Natura è ‘insensata e suicida’! » – Cosa possiamo fare adesso?

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« L’umanità è in guerra con la Natura. Questo è insensato e suicida », avvertì António Guterres in quel momento. « Le conseguenze della nostra incoscienza sono già evidenti nella sofferenza umana, nelle enormi perdite economiche e nell’accelerazione dell’erosione della vita sulla Terra. … Continue reading →

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Indigenous leader who defended the Amazon shot dead in Venezuela! — Repeating Islands

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Virgilio Trujillo Arana, a 38-year-old indigenous Uwottuja man, was shot in the head three times in the city of Puerto Ayacucho A report from London’s Guardian. A Venezuelan indigenous leader who was an opponent of armed groups and illegal mining … Continue reading →

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Amazônia está dominada por contrabando, narcotráfico e crimes ambientais, denuncia especialista — Ecoamazônia

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Para o cientista político  e escritor Sérgio Abranches, o Brasil precisa repensar a sua estrutura de proteção à Amazônia e aos povos indígenas Os ataques às comunidades indígenas Kaiowa e Guarani no Mato Grosso do Sul e as recentes mortes … Continue reading →

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Hace más de un año, el jefe de la ONU advirtió que « la destrucción humana de la naturaleza es ‘sin sentido y suicida’. » – ¿Qué podemos hacer ahora?

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« La humanidad está en guerra con la Naturaleza. Esto es un sinsentido y un suicidio », advirtió en su momento António Guterres. « Las consecuencias de nuestra imprudencia ya son evidentes en el sufrimiento humano, las enormes pérdidas económicas y la erosión … Continue reading →

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Save a Cow and the Planet! – Cutting Back on Red Meat — Come Live a Healthy Life With Me

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-59232599 Hey guys! Welcome back. In my last blog, I shared a couple of quick and easy vegan recipes. For this next blog, I wanted to step away from a vegan diet and discuss limiting amounts of red meat. Not … Continue reading →

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A ‘entrega da Amazônia a bandidos por Jair Bolsonaro contribuiu para os assassinatos de Phillips e Pereira’ – The Short Film “Defending the Amazon” in English/Português!

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

O desmantelamento de salvaguardas ambientais do presidente brasileiro é parcialmente culpado, diz político que lidera inquérito Randolfe Rodrigues, senador brasileiro que lidera um inquérito do Congresso sobre os assassinatos de Dom Phillips e Bruno Pereira, visita a região amazônica onde … Continue reading →

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Mais de um ano atrás, o chefe da ONU alertou que « A destruição humana da Natureza é ‘sem sentido e suicida’! » – O que podemos fazer agora?

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« A humanidade está em guerra com a Natureza. Isso é sem sentido e suicida », alertou António Guterres na altura. « As consequências de nossa imprudência já são aparentes no sofrimento humano, nas enormes perdas econômicas e na erosão acelerada da vida … Continue reading →

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Another No Spend Month! – “I’ve been doing this for a few years now and have to say that it gets easier every time!”— Make the Journey Fun

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

It’s February 1 which means the sun has set on my No Spend January Challenge. I’ve been doing this for a few years now and have to say that it gets easier every time. This month was great. In short, … Continue reading →

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