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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.

“Amazon Rainforest Magic” et “La Magie de l’Amazonie” y “La Magia de la Amazonia” ESPAÑOL – ENGLISH – FRANÇAIS – Libros de aventuras fantásticas para niños – Cuentos de la vida de los Yanomami en la selva amazónica – para edades de 8 a 12

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Amazon Rainforest Magic: The adventures of Namowë, a Yanomami boy (Volume 1) For more Volume 1 details – in the USA, please click here: https://goo.GL/VmexDS For first volume details in the UK: Amazon Rainforest Magic: The adventures of Namowë, a Yanomami … Continue reading →

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“Biosphere reserves: Mobilizing against deforestation in the Amazon.” UNESCO has partnered with LVMH, the luxury goods group, to fight against the direct and indirect drivers of deforestation in the Amazonian region? – Has UNESCO Been Greenwashing the luxury LVMH brand ???

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Biosphere reserves: Mobilizing against deforestation in the Amazon – India Education Diary https://ift.tt/2Sf3La6 Biosphere reserves: Mobilizing against deforestation in the Amazon  India Education Diary Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/2Pik6Fi Biosphere reserves: Mobilizing against deforestation in the Amazon – India Education … Continue reading →

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“If they are devastating the Amazon in search of gold there is a buyer’s market. Who buys this gold? The big brands and brands in the fashion world?” Who then buys this gold as trinkets? Please make sure it’s not you!

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

PLEASE LISTEN TO THE YANOMAMI SHAMAN’S MESSAGE – THE PLEA OF THE RAINFOREST! – « Hey – Look at me We see you We tried to show you You never bothered to learn our language You were always looking down … Continue reading →

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PER FAVORE, ASCOLTA IL MESSAGGIO DELLO SCIAMANO YANOMAMI – L’APPELLO DELLA FORESTA PLUVIALE! E scopri come possiamo aiutare i popoli Indigeni!

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

foto: Renato Soares « Ehi, guardaci! Ti vediamo Cerchiamo di mostrartelo Non ti sei mai preso la briga di imparare la nostra lingua Guardavi sempre in basso Ti avvertiamo dall’inizio La terra è viva Questa terra non può essere posseduta Questa … Continue reading →

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POR FAVOR, ESCUCHA EL MENSAJE DEL CHAMÁN YANOMAMI – ¡EL SÚPLICA DE LA SELVA! ¡Y descubra cómo podemos ayudar a los pueblos Indígenas!

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

foto: Renato Soares « ¡Oye, míranos!Te vemosTratamos de mostrarteNunca te molestaste en aprender nuestro idiomaSiempre estabas mirando hacia abajoTe avisamos desde el principioLa tierra esta vivaEsta tierra no puede ser propiedadEsta tierra somos nosotrosTodos nosotrosQuerías las piedrasOroTus cosas brillantesTítulos – … Continue reading →

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POR FAVOR, OUÇA A MENSAGEM DO XAMÃ YANOMAMI – O Apelo da floresta! E descubra como podemos ajudar os povos Indígenas!

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

foto: Renato Soares « ¡Oye, míranos!Te vemosTratamos de mostrarteNunca te molestaste en aprender nuestro idiomaSiempre estabas mirando hacia abajoTe avisamos desde el principioLa tierra esta vivaEsta tierra no puede ser propiedadEsta tierra somos nosotrosTodos nosotrosQuerías las piedrasOroTus cosas brillantesTítulos – … Continue reading →

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S’IL VOUS PLAÎT,  ÉCOUTER LE MESSAGE DU CHAMAN YANOMAMI – LE PLAIDOYER DE LA FORÊT TROPICALE ! Et découvrez comment nous pouvons aider les peuples Indigènes !

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

photo: Renato Soares « Hey – Regardez nous Nous vous voyons Nous avons essayé de vous montrer Vous n’avez jamais pris la peine d’apprendre notre langue Vous regardiez toujours vers le bas Nous vous prévenons depuis le début a terre … Continue reading →

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PLEASE LISTEN TO THE YANOMAMI SHAMAN’S MESSAGE – THE PLEA OF THE RAINFOREST! – And discover how we can help Indigenous peoples!

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

photo: Renato Soares « Hey – Look at me We see you We tried to show you You never bothered to learn our language You were always looking down We’ve been warning you since the beginning The land is alive … Continue reading →

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«La terra non appartiene all’uomo, l’uomo appartiene alla terra. L’uomo non ha tessuto la trama della vita, è solo un filo. Qualunque cosa faccia alla rete della vita, la fa a se stesso.»

Posted on April 3, 2025 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Insegnerai ai tuoi figli quello che abbiamo insegnato ai nostri figli?” Che la terra è nostra madre? Ciò che accade alla terra accade a tutti i figli della terra. Sappiamo che la terra non appartiene all’uomo, l’uomo appartiene alla terra. … Continue reading →

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With One Million Species Endangered, the Web of Life Is at Risk of Extinction! — HUMAN WRONGS WATCH

Posted on April 3, 2025 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Human Wrongs Watch By Baher Kamal MADRID (IPS)* – These are not by any means just mere figures. It is about the risk of extinction of the whole life cycle. See what is at stake. Illegal wildlife trade continues to … Continue reading →

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