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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.

Children Are Very Concerned and they Want to Make a Difference! — FunWritings

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

Children are more concerned about environmental protection these days It is time for us to tell them how they can protect it in better ways… 17 more words Children Are Very Concerned and they Want to Make a Difference — FunWritings

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Rodovia que ligará Brasil ao Peru ameaça a área de maior biodiversidade da Amazônia

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

Sérgio Vale / Agência de Notícias do Acre O projeto de construção de uma rodovia no Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor, no Sudoeste do Acre, representa ameaça para a biodiversidade e a qualidade de vida da população indígena. É … Continue reading →

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¡Un viaje verdaderamente mágico! – « La Magia de la Amazonia Las aventuras de Meromi, una niña Yanomami » – ¡Para edades de 8 a 12 a 100 años! – escrito e ilustrado por Barbara Crane Navarro

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

« El segundo volumen de la serie Amazon Rainforest Magic narra el sorprendente viaje de Meromi, una niña Yanomami que se ve envuelta en una aventura inesperada en los ríos y selvas del Amazonas. Es un viaje verdaderamente mágico para Meromi … Continue reading →

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Cueva de las Manos, Argentina – Kueva de las Manos, Argentina — Myrela

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

Početkom XIX vijeka, kada su prvi evropski kolonisti stigli u Patagoniju, zemlju na najjužnijem špicu svijeta naseljavale su zajednice urođenika Tevelče. Taj susret, za njih, bio je fatalan. Stanovnici koji su preživjeli masakr nisu mogli da podnesu prisilno “civilizovanje”. Oni … Continue reading →

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Forest loss shows stopgap decrees failing to protect Brazil’s Isolated Indigenous peoples! – Mongabay.com — Tiny Life

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

Forest loss shows stopgap decrees failing to protect Brazil’s Isolated Indigenous – Mongabay.com https://ift.tt/yUxJab8 Forest loss shows stopgap decrees failing to protect Brazil’s Isolated Indigenous  Mongabay.com Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/oAZxvst Forest loss shows stopgap decrees failing to protect Brazil’s … Continue reading →

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Un voyage vraiment magique ! – « La Magie de l’Amazonie Les aventures de Meromi, une fille Yanomami » – Pour les 8 à 12 à 100 ans! – écrit et illustré par Barbara Crane Navarro 

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

« Le deuxième volume de la série Amazon Rainforest Magic raconte le voyage surprenant de Meromi, une fille Yanomami qui est entraînée dans une aventure inattendue dans les rivières et les jungles de l’Amazonie. C’est un voyage vraiment magique pour Meromi … Continue reading →

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Nossas crianças coletivo — Existe Guarani em São Paulo

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

“…o Brasil sempre foi, ainda é, um moinho de gastar gentes. Construímo-nos queimando milhões de índios. Depois, queimamos milhões de negros. Atualmente, estamos queimando, desgastando milhões de mestiços brasileiros, na produção não do que eles consomem, mas do que dá … Continue reading →

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Walter Benjamin y la literatura infantil — àbac

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

Muchas de las personas que conocieron de cerca a Benjamin relatan la fascinación que ejercieron sobre el filósofo judío-berlinés los viejos libros para niños, los jeroglíficos o los textos de emblemas y de enigmas, que constituyeron una verdadera obsesión psicológica … Continue reading →

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A truly magical journey! – « Amazon Rainforest Magic The adventures of Meromi, a Yanomami girl » – For ages 8 to 12 to 100!  – written and illustrated by Barbara Crane Navarro 

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

« The second volume of the Amazon Rainforest Magic series recounts the surprising voyage of Meromi, a Yanomami girl who is swept into an unexpected adventure in the rivers and jungles of the Amazon.  It is a truly magical journey for Meromi as … Continue reading →

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Documentário Waimiri Atroari – Povo Kinja — Ecoamazônia

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

Neste filme você conhece um pouco mais sobre a vida do povo Waimiri Atroari, que habita majoritariamente o norte do Amazonas. Também fica a par de alguns dos desafios enfrentados por essa população – desde o risco de dizimação até … Continue reading →

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