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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.

NÃO PERCA este filme mágico de 38 segundos: “O Amigo Surpresa do Menino Yanomami na Selva”! – Por favor, também seja amigo dos povos indígenas e suas florestas – Por favor, boicote TODOS os produtos do desmatamento!

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

Ajude a proteger florestas, rios, vida selvagem e a vida dos Yanomami e outros povos indígenas boicotando TODOS os produtos do desmatamento; ouro, óleo de palma, madeiras exóticas, soja, carne bovina, etc. ! Aqui está o filme de 38 segundos … Continue reading →

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Ways To Teach Your Kids About the Environment — Mom on the go in Holy Toledo

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

Providing children with tools for understanding how they can positively affect the natural world can give them a sense of control and help them to feel positive about the actions they can take to protect the Earth. Here are some … Continue reading →

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Comissões visitam comunidade Yanomâmi em Roraima nesta quarta-feira — Ecoamazônia

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

A Comissão de Direitos Humanos e Minorias da Câmara dos Deputados realiza nesta quarta e quinta-feira (11 e 12) uma diligência na comunidade ianomâmi em Boa Vista (RR). Os parlamentares querem ouvir indígenas e autoridades sobre o estupro e a … Continue reading →

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¡NO TE PIERDAS esta película mágica de 38 segundos: “El amigo sorpresa del niño Yanomami en la jungla”! – Por favor, sé amigo también de los pueblos indígenas y sus bosques – ¡Por favor, boicotea TODOS los productos de la deforestación!

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

nnn Ayude a proteger los bosques, los ríos, la vida silvestre y la vida de los Yanomami y otros pueblos indígenas boicoteando TODOS los productos de la deforestación; oro, aceite de palma, maderas exóticas, soja, carne vacuna, etc. ! Aquí … Continue reading →

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Assista a “Pianista leva música para comunidades ribeirinhas da Amazônia” no YouTube — Mágica Mistura✨

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

Ativismo e cidadania. Repórter Eco aqui! imagens do WordPress Assista a “Pianista leva música para comunidades ribeirinhas da Amazônia” no YouTube — Mágica Mistura✨

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Deforestation drives climate change that harms remaining forest! – Phys.org — Tiny Life

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

Deforestation drives climate change that harms remaining forest – Phys.org https://ift.tt/wKZRckE Deforestation drives climate change that harms remaining forest  Phys.org Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/ykOYjM6 Deforestation drives climate change that harms remaining forest – Phys.org — Deforestation drives climate change that … Continue reading →

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NE MANQUEZ PAS ce film magique de 38 secondes – “L’ami surprise du garçon Yanomami dans la jungle” ! – S’il vous plaît, soyez un ami, vous aussi, pour les peuples autochtones et leurs forêts – S’il vous plaît, boycottez TOUS les produits issus de la déforestation !

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Veuillez aider à protéger les forêts, les rivières, la faune et la vie des Yanomami et des autres peuples autochtones en boycottant TOUS les produits de la déforestation ; or, huile de palme, bois exotique, soja, boeuf, etc. ! Voici le … Continue reading →

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CANTO SAGRADO DA MÃE TERRA – TRIBO FULNI-Ô, edição de imagens MOACIR SILVEIRA — Existe Guarani em São Paulo

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

CANTO SAGRADO DA MÃE TERRA – TRIBO FULNI-Ô, edição de imagens MOACIR SILVEIRA – Moacir Silveira “Canto Sagrado da Mãe Terra” pelos índios da tribo Fulni-Ô foi gravado em São Jorge, Goiás, no tradicional encontro da Aldeia Multiétnica de 2013, … Continue reading →

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We Neglect Nature’s Sonic Diversity at Our Peril! A Must Read!— Mother Jones

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

This story was originally published by Yale E360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Sound is made of the most ephemeral stuff on Earth, insubstantial tremors of air. 1,604 more words We Neglect Nature’s Sonic Diversity at Our Peril … Continue reading →

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DON’T MISS this magical 38-second film – “The Yanomami boy’s surprise friend in the jungle”! – Please be a friend, you too, for Indigenous peoples and their forests – Please Boycott ALL products from Deforestation!

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Please help protect the forests, rivers, wildlife and the lives of the Yanomami and other Indigenous peoples by boycotting ALL products from deforestation; gold, palm oil, exotic wood, soy, beef, etc. Here’s the 38-second film of the Yanomami boy in … Continue reading →

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