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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.

“All the Living World is Interdependent:” A Q&A with Artist Barbara Crane Navarro — Open Americas

Barbara Crane Navarro is a French artist, author, and activist who currently lives near Paris. Over a period of 12 years, she spent the winter months with the Yanomami people in Venezuela and Brazil, an experience which has inspired her … Continue reading →

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Research: Palm Oil Deforestation and its connection to retail brands — Palm Oil Detectives

Despite the green tick of approval for the industry certification the Round Table for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), as of 2020, there have been no brands confirmed to have stopped purchasing palm oil from mills causing deforestation. According to watchdog … Continue reading →

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Assista a “Por que o desmatamento pode causar novas pandemias?” no YouTube — Mágica Mistura✨

O Doutor Drauzio Varella dando uma aula muito interessante sobre a relação entre desmatamento, animais e novos vírus. A saúde e a biodiversidade intimamente ligadas e mantendo o equilíbrio entre si. imagens do Pinterest Assista a “Por que o desmatamento pode … Continue reading →

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Un viaje verdaderamente mágico – “La Magia de la Amazonia Las aventuras de Meromi, una niña Yanomami”

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/fff-3-book-mer.jpg ilustración de “Amazon Rainforest Magic – Las aventuras de Meromi,una niña Yanomami” El segundo volumen de la serie Amazon Rainforest Magic narra el sorprendente viaje de Meromi, una niña Yanomami que se ve…

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Bald-headed Uacari Cacajao calvus — Palm Oil Detectives

Bald-headed Uacari Cacajao calvus Vulnerable Brazil, Peru, Colombia With their long shaggy coats and striking bright red faces, Bald-headed Uacaris are true icons of the Amazon rainforest and are found in Brazil, Peru and Colombia. When an Uacari has a … Continue reading →

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What is palm oil? — EDUINDEX NEWS

Palm oil is an edible oil taken from the fruit of oil palms, from palm trees grown in the tropics. The crop provides a higher yield at a lower cost compared to other vegetable oils. This oil is used for … Continue reading →

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Un voyage vraiment magique – “La Magie de l’Amazonie Les aventures de Meromi, une fille Yanomami”

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/fff-2-book-mer.jpg illustration tirée de “La Magie de l’Amazonie Les aventures de Meromi, une fille Yanomami” Le deuxième volume de la série Amazon Rainforest Magic raconte le voyage surprenant de Meromi, une fille Yanomami qui…

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Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus — Palm Oil Detectives

Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus Vulnerable Brazil; Colombia; French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela Channel-billed #Toucans are spectacular rainforest birds of #SouthAmerica #vulnerable due to rapidly growing #palmoil #soy #meat #deforestation throughout their range. Join the #Boycott4Wildlife to help … Continue reading →

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An integrative analysis uncovers a new, pseudo-cryptic species of Amazonian marmoset (Primates: Callitrichidae: Mico) from the arc of deforestation | Scientific Reports – Nature.com —

An integrative analysis uncovers a new, pseudo-cryptic species of Amazonian marmoset (Primates: Callitrichidae: Mico) from the arc of deforestation | Scientific Reports – Nature.com https://ift.tt/37eidmt An integrative analysis uncovers a new, pseudo-cryptic species of Amazonian marmoset (Primates: Callitrichidae: Mico) from … Continue reading →

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A truly magical journey – “Amazon Rainforest Magic The adventures of Meromi, a Yanomami girl”

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/fff-1-book-mer.jpg illustration from “Amazon Rainforest Magic – The adventures of Meromi, a Yanomami girl” The second volume of the Amazon Rainforest Magic series recounts the surprising voyage of Meromi, a Yanomami girl who is…

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