Author Archives: Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Unknown's avatar

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.

Yanomami et Arbres – Mines d’Or et objets de luxe en Or / COVID-19 propagé par les Orpailleurs – «Pas de Cartier !» – L’exposition est prolongée – 4 décembre 2021

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Les chamans Yanomami qui combattent l’épidémie de xawara voient l’image de la maladie apparaître sous la forme de bandes de tissu écarlate. L’épidémie de xawara approche et sa fumée est rougeoyante! Elle fait du ciel un fantôme et dévore tous … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Lakota Nation vs. the United States — LANDBACK Friends

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Lakota Nation vs. the United States Art can be a powerful tool for justice and activism. Can reach the heart when the mind is closed. Following is an announcement about a documentary film that is being produced, Lakota Nation vs. the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 11 Comments

A Century of Dishonor by Helen Hunt Jackson – Free Ebook — Ned Hamson’s Second Line View of the News

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Helen Hunt, 1830-1885 Title: A Century of Dishonor A Sketch of the United States Government’s Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes Source: A Century of Dishonor by Helen Hunt Jackson – Free Ebook Project Gutenberg books are always free! … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Yanomami and Trees – Gold Mining and Gold Luxury items / COVID-19 propagated by Gold Miners « No – Pas de Cartier ! » – The Exhibition is prolonged – 4 December 2021

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« The Yanomami shamans who fight the xawara epidemic see the disease’s image appear in the form of strips of scarlet fabric. The xawara epidemic is approaching and its smoke is glowing red! It is making the sky become ghost and is devouring all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 27 Comments

Daintree: World Heritage rainforest handed back to Aboriginal owners | BBC News — msamba

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Australia’s Daintree region attained Unesco World Heritage listing in 1988   Australia’s Daintree – the world’s oldest tropical rainforest – has been returned to its Aboriginal custodians in a historic deal. The Unesco World Heritage site is over 180 million … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Indigenous people best guardians of Amazon: Environmental activist –

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Indigenous people best guardians of Amazon: Environmental activist – Press TV https://ift.tt/2YcGpEB Indigenous people best guardians of Amazon: Environmental activist  Press TV Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/2tI2HiE Indigenous people best guardians of Amazon: Environmental activist – Press TV —

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

I COMMERCIANTI DELL’ORO – La MORTE della NATURA – dalla Mercanzia dell’Oro e dei Diamanti – L’Arte del bucato verde dal venditori della morte della natura e dei popoli indigeni … con parole loro … Per favore, BOICOTTARE L’ORO! 

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

In “Utopia” di Thomas More, pubblicato nel 1516, l’oro e le pietre preziose non hanno alcun valore. Anzi, hanno il peso del sangue, della schiavitù e della follia umana … L’arte della manipolazione: Il concetto aziendale di sponsorizzazione artistica è … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 17 Comments

Canada: Are mining companies hiding Indigenous opposition from their investors? —

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

It’s time for companies and securities regulators to make sure the whole truth of Indigenous rights claims are brought to light through corporate risk disclosures BY DAYNA NADINE SCOTT AND DAVID PEERLA SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 Photo by … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

La presidenta de Madrid critica al papa Francisco por pedir perdón a México: “España llevó la civilización y la libertad a América” — Unión Mundo — mimismo

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Isabel Díaz Ayuso dijo sentirse “sorprendida” de que un “católico que habla español” hable “así” del legado del país europeo. La presidenta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso.legion-media.ru / Fernando Astasio Unas declaraciones de la presidenta de la Comunidad … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

COMERCIANTES DE ORO – La MUERTE de la NATURALEZA – por la Mercancía de Oro y Diamantes – El Arte del lavado verde por los vendedores de la muerte de la naturaleza y los pueblos indígenas … en sus propias palabras … ¡Por favor, BOICOTE AL ORO!

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

En la “Utopía” de Thomas More, publicada en 1516, el oro y las piedras preciosas no tienen valor. De hecho, han sido lastradas por la sangre, la esclavitud y la locura humana…. El arte de la manipulación: El concepto corporativo … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments