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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.

Here are 13 reasons why you should #BoycottGold4Yanomami! — Ned Hamson’s Second Line View of the News

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Originally posted on Palm Oil Detectives: Hunger for Gold in the Global North is fueling a living hell in the Global South! Hunger for gold in the Global North is fueling a living hell for Indigenous people in the Global … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Old Growth Forests! — 365 Ways to Save the Planet

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Day 316 – The Daintree Rainforest in Queensland, Australia is the oldest forest in the world. It is estimated to be 180 million years old. To be considered an old growth forest you don’t have to be millions of years … Continue reading →

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¡El amigo sorpresa del chico Yanomami en la selva! 

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

A veces nos perdemos los momentos más hermosos, ¡NO TE PIERDAS ESTE! Una película de 38 segundos con Namowë, un niño Yanomami de la región del Alto Orinoco, Amazonas, Venezuela Extracto de una película de Barbara Crane Navarro de instantes … Continue reading →

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O ARCO MINEIRO DO ORINOCO, OU A AMAZÔNIA VENEZUELANA SOB RISCO! — ÁGUA, VIDA & CIA – Fernando José de Sousa

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Em um comunicado recente, o FMI – Fundo Monetário Internacional, indicou que a Venezuela deverá encerrar o ano de 2021 com a menor renda per capita das Américas, ficando atrás do, até então, país mais pobre da região – o Haiti. … Continue reading →

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The Awesome Eco-Friendly Tips that will Help with the Reduction of Carbon Emissions! — Ned Hamson’s Second Line View of the News

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Originally posted on FunWritings: Eco-friendly tips cause us to save our planet and spend less cash each day People use them when they want to be healthy and live in a better way However, they don’t seem to be getting … Continue reading →

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L’ami surprise du garçon Yanomami dans la jungle !

Posted on December 26, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Parfois, les plus beaux moments nous manquent – NE MANQUEZ PAS CELUI-CI ! Un film de 38 secondes avec Namowë, un garçon Yanomami de la région du Haut-Orénoque, Amazonas, Venezuela Un extrait d’un film de Barbara Crane Navarro d’instants de … Continue reading →

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Amazonian Featherwork — Xapiri Blog — Tiny Life

Posted on December 26, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

In the 4th Xapiri blog we look at the ‘Gift of the Birds’ – the beautiful and colourful plumes the indigenous people of the Amazon famously use. Taken from the forest around them, the headdresses and ornaments created identify the wearer with … Continue reading →

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Natal sem desmatamento: consumidores cobram marcas de moda sobre relação com desmatamento —

Posted on December 26, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Recentemente, centenas de empresas de moda foram ligadas à destruição da Amazônia por meio das cadeias de abastecimento de couro. Mesmo signatárias de acordos ambientais e climáticos, muitas delas não têm políticas para desmatamento zero em suas redes produtivas O Projeto de Lei … Continue reading →

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Yanomami boy’s surprise friend in the jungle! 

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Sometimes we miss the most beautiful moments – DON’T MISS THIS ONE!  A 38 second film with Namowë, a Yanomami boy in the Alto Orinoco region, Amazonas, Venezuela  An excerpt of a film by Barbara Crane Navarro of instants of … Continue reading →

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Feliz Natal !!! Buon Natale !!! Merry Christmas !!! Feliz Navidad !!! Joyeux Noel !!! Frohliche Weihnachten !!! God Jul !!!

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project
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