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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.

Qui est l’ami surprise du garçon Yanomami dans la jungle ? – Parfois, nous ratons les plus beaux moments – NE MANQUEZ PAS CELUI-CI !

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Mon film de 38 secondes avec Namowë, un garçon Yanomami de la région de l’Alto Orinoco, Amazonas, Venezuela C’est un extrait de mon film d’instants de la vie quotidienne d’une communauté Yanomami dans la forêt amazonienne réalisé pour accompagner la … Continue reading →

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AGROTÓXICO agora têm nome bonito: “ produto de controle ambiental”

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

“E se beberem algum veneno mortífero, não lhes fará mal” (Mc 16, 18).  Este é um dos sinais, relatados por Jesus, que acompanhará aos que Nele crerem Por Fábio Cunha Coelho Certa vez, o Bispo Dom Hélder Câmara estava em … Continue reading →

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Activistas protestan contra la minería ilegal en el Parque Nacional Madidi (Bolivia) — Observatorio de Conflictos Mineros de América Latina

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Protesta contra minería ilegal en el Parque Nacional Madidi en La Paz (Bolivia). EFE/ Martin Alipaz 18/02/2022 Decenas de activistas por el medioambiente se manifestaron este jueves en La Paz en contra de las actividades mineras ilegales denunciadas en el … Continue reading →

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Who is the Yanomami boy’s surprise friend in the jungle? – Sometimes we miss the most beautiful moments – DON’T MISS THIS ONE! 

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

My 38 second film with Namowë, a Yanomami boy in the Alto Orinoco region, Amazonas, Venezuela  It’s an excerpt of my film of instants of the daily life of a Yanomami community in the Amazon Rainforest made to accompany the … Continue reading →

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The World’s Most Loved Cup: A Social, Ethical & Environmental History of Coffee — Palm Oil Detectives

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

A Social and Environmental History of Coffee: Aviary Doert Twitter Instagram Author of this report Aviary Doert holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology and has worked for a decade in medical and laboratory science. They are an amateur conservation … Continue reading →

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TODOS OS SONS (cantos indígenas) — Existe Guarani em São Paulo — Tiny Life

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

TODOS OS SONS (cantos indígenas) por MARLUI MIRANDA, vídeo MOACIR SILVEIRA Uma viagem fantástica ao mundo dos sons das tribos que habitam a floresta amazônica. Nesse vídeo você fará uma imersão no grande planeta água, no maior bioma da terra, … Continue reading →

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COLONIALISMO del 21 ° secolo: implementato da corporazioni e ONG? Di chi è in gioco la sopravvivenza qui, Survival? La sopravvivenza delle foreste pluviali e delle popolazioni Indigene o di Cartier e altri nel settore della gioielleria in oro e diamanti? … Aggiornato luglio 2022!

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

“La follia dell’uomo ha aumentato il valore dell’oro e dell’argento a causa della loro scarsità; mentre la natura, come un genitore amorevole, ci ha donato gratuitamente le cose migliori, come l’aria, la terra e l’acqua, ma ci ha nascosto quelle … Continue reading →

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Extreme weather is the new norm as climate crisis pushes world into unchartered territory – new report — DRILL OR DROP?

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Extreme weather, including heatwaves, droughts, floods and wildfires, are the new norm, according to the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation. Photo: Cameron Strandberg from Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. It said the world was being driven … Continue reading →

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Memória dos povos indígenas pode equilibrar relação do homem com meio ambiente — Ecoamazônia

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Ailton Krenak fala sobre o livro “Ideias para adiar o fim do mundo” e o sagrado na relação dos povos indígenas com a natureza  O podcast Ambiente é o Meio desta semana conversa com o líder indígena e  ambientalista Ailton Krenak sobre seu … Continue reading →

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COLONIALISMO del siglo XXI: ¿implementado por corporaciones y ONG? ¿De quién está en juego la supervivencia aquí, Survival? ¿La supervivencia de los bosques tropicales y los pueblos Indígenas o Cartier y otros en la industria de la joyería de oro y diamantes? … ¡Actualizado en julio de 2022!

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

“La necedad del hombre aumentó el valor del oro y la plata debido a su escasez; mientras que la naturaleza, como padre amoroso, nos dio gratuitamente las mejores cosas, como el aire, la tierra y el agua, pero nos ocultó … Continue reading →

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