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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.

S’IL VOUS PLAÎT BOYCOTTEZ L’OR POUR LES YANOMAMI! – S’il vous plaît, offrez des cadeaux qui ne détruisent pas la nature et la vie des peuples autochtones ! –  ÉCOUTER LE MESSAGE DU CHAMAN YANOMAMI – LE PLAIDOYER DE LA FORÊT TROPICALE !

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« 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 est vivante Cette … Continue reading →

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In the Atlantic Forest, the lowland tapir is at risk of extinction — Palm Oil Detectives

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Lowland tapir populations in the Atlantic Forest in South America are at risk of almost complete disappearance, scientists have estimated. Weighing up to 250 kg, the animal can adapt to most habitats in South America—but its populations continue to decline … Continue reading →

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Atlas dos Agrotóxicos 2022 mostra a pegada mundial de um negócio tóxico —

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Cada vez mais agrotóxicos estão sendo pulverizados em campos em todo o mundo, com consequências devastadoras para os seres humanos e a natureza. A pressão por uma mudança na agricultura está crescendo “Produzimos nosso atlas para chamar a atenção para … Continue reading →

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PLEASE BOYCOTT GOLD FOR THE YANOMAMI! – Please give gifts that don’t destroy nature and the lives of indigenous peoples! – LISTEN TO THE YANOMAMI SHAMAN’S MESSAGE – THE PLEA OF THE RAINFOREST!

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« 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 This land can’t … Continue reading →

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Você compra ouro? Você está se enfeitando com ouro? … « A floresta está sangrando, eu posso sentir no meu coração. » — Mágica Mistura✨

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Foto: Ricardo Stuckert «Série Índios Brasileiros» «Os garimpeiros derramam mais mercúrio envenenado na terra do que o peso de ouro que levam embora. Eles são como mortos-vivos, cobertos de lama dourada.» – cacique Raoni Metuktire Foto: Destruição de garimpo na … Continue reading →

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Três anos de Bolsonaro: três anos de destruição ambiental no Brasil —

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Em janeiro de 2022, Jair Bolsonaro comemorará seu terceiro aniversário como presidente do Brasil. Mas há poucas razões para comemorar o clima e a biodiversidade do Brasil. Em um relatório recente , o Greenpeace faz um balanço das políticas do presidente; o resultado é chocante: … Continue reading →

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Compri oro? Ti stai decorando con l’oro? … « La foresta sta sanguinando, lo sento nel mio cuore. »

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« I minatori d’oro versano più mercurio avvelenato sulla terra del peso dell’oro che portano via. Sono come morti viventi, ricoperti di fango dorato. »– cacique Raoni Metuktire L’estrazione dell’oro e l’uso indiscriminato del mercurio per trovare l’oro trasformano parti degli … Continue reading →

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Gold Mining Is Poisoning Amazon Forests with Mercury! Please BOYCOTT GOLD! – Scientific American – Tiny Life

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Gold Mining Is Poisoning Amazon Forests with Mercury – Scientific American https://ift.tt/3KTtnzw Gold Mining Is Poisoning Amazon Forests with Mercury  Scientific American Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/2tI2HiE Gold Mining Is Poisoning Amazon Forests with Mercury – Scientific American — Gold Mining … Continue reading →

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Garimpos ilegais de ouro estão inundando as florestas da Amazônia com mercúrio —

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

As áreas de conservação no Peru apresentam níveis semelhantes de mercúrio encontrados nas áreas industriais da  China Por Warren Cornwall para a Science À primeira vista, a floresta amazônica da Concessão de Conservação Los Amigos , no Peru, pode parecer um deserto … Continue reading →

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¿Compras oro? ¿Te estás decorando con oro? … « La selva está sangrando, lo puedo sentir en mi corazón. »

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

«Los mineros de oro vierten más mercurio envenenado en la tierra que el peso del oro que se llevan. Son como muertos vivientes, cubiertos de barro dorado. » – cacique Raoni Metuktire La extracción de oro y el uso indiscriminado … Continue reading →

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