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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.

Balloons Blow — Help Protect Wildlife! – Don’t Let Them Go! — Violet’s Vegan Comics

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Look what I just found! Balloons Blow is dedicated to educating people about the danger and destruction that released balloons can cause. “Balloons Blow…Don’t Let Them Go! That’s the message we’re trying to get out. When we first started cleaning Florida’s … Continue reading →

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Au coeur de la forêt tropicale ! – « La Magie de l’Amazonie Les aventures de Meromi, une fille Yanomami » 

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Un cadeau de Noël cette année, nous avons lu des parties de ce conte à haute voix pendant plusieurs soirées. Notre fils de 8 ans était impatient d’entendre ce qui allait suivre. Ce sujet était nouveau pour lui et il … Continue reading →

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Fritadeira, robô aspirador, esteiras: os arrependimentos das compras na pandemia! — CURIOSIDADES NA INTERNET – Por favor, não consuma excessivamente assim durante as férias!

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Você lembra o que fazia na quarentena, quando não podia sair para ver os amigos, a família? O escape de muita gente foi o comércio online. E nessa coqueluche do e-commerce, muita gente saiu comprando o que precisava – mas … Continue reading →

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REDUCIR — ¡Consumir menos para vivir mejor! — Idiomas RalFer

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

el CONSUMO para compartir un planeta entre todos y todas: SALUD y BIENESTAR para la MADRE TIERRA y sus hijos e hijas. Consumir menos para vivir mejor de Toni Lodeiro: (pincha en la imagen para acceder al libro) PDF: Consumir … Continue reading →

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In the heart of the tropical forest! – «Amazon Rainforest Magic The adventures of Meromi, a Yanomami girl» 

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« A Christmas present this year, we spread the telling of this story over several evenings, reading it out loud. Our 8-year-old son couldn’t wait to hear what would come next.  This subject matter was new for him, and he was … Continue reading →

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The Insanity of Pointless Indulgence: 10 Things I Learned at Crate & Barrel Today – a reflection on priorities — Bonnywood Manor

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Note: It’s the holiday season, which means it’s also time for me to drag out some of my admittedly over-shared “Christmas” posts. Let’s start with this one, a reflection on priorities. And yes, “Crate & Barrel” is a real chain … Continue reading →

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The Impact Fast Fashion Has Made on Bangladesh – Deadly demands in order to meet consumer “needs”? — Anna Golisz

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

The Country of Bangladesh Trends go in a style very quickly, and brands have to keep up with these demands to meet consumer needs. Companies such as Fashion Nova release anywhere from 600-900 styles every week. To keep up with … Continue reading →

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Aventuras chamánicas – « La Magia de la Amazonia Las aventuras de Meromi, una niña Yanomami »

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Este segundo volumen de la serie La Magia de la Amazonia es tan encantador y atractivo como el primero. La historia continúa el hilo del libro anterior y los personajes parecen ser viejos amigos. Meromi, una niña Yanomami que ahora tiene 9 … Continue reading →

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MAKE A MEANINGFUL GIFT TO YOUR CHILDREN! – A HEALTHY FUTURE! — THE PRODIGY OF IDEAS — Tiny Life

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Okay, I know you love your son and daughter very much, but do you think that in the future they will be adults and live in a beautiful world? Do you know what is happening to the earth? Do you … Continue reading →

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“Here’s what to expect at the Dubai Shopping Festival”: Outrageous Consumption as Aspirational Attainment? – and Entertainment? – Plus: “24 kg of Gold up for Grabs”!? – For “the Shopper in You”…? Is this YOUR idea of a worthwhile travel destination and a way to spend the precious moments of your life ???

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

“24 kg of gold up for grabs”? Here’s what that gold actually represents: 13 Reasons Why You Should Boycott Gold For The Yanomami People The 27th edition of DSF, the world’s longest-running shopping festival, will begin this week on December 15 … Continue reading →

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