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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.

Una historia llena de sentido para niños y adultos – “La Magia de la Amazonia Las aventuras de Namowë, un niño Yanomami”

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

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ccc-3-first-book-mer.jpg ilustración de “La Magia de la Amazonia Las aventuras de Meromi,una niña Yanomami” La Magia de la Amazonia describe el viaje de un niño Yanomami a través de la selva amazónica para encontrar…

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Brown Spider Monkey Ateles hybridus — Palm Oil Detectives

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

The enigmatic blue-billed curassow (Crax alberti – local name “Paujil”), endemic to the tropical humid forests of northern Colombia, is the cracid species most threatened with extinction in the wild from #deforestation Brown Spider Monkey Ateles hybridus — Palm Oil Detectives

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When Children know What it means to Go Green they will Develop Good Eco-Friendly habits — FunWritings

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

We can tell children what it means to go green with special ebooks … they are available on the funwritings website When Children know What it means to Go Green they will Develop Good Eco-Friendly habits — FunWritings

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Une histoire significative pour les enfants et les adultes – “La Magie de l’Amazonie Les aventures de Namowë, un garçon Yanomami”

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

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ccc-2-nam-book.jpg illustration tirée de « La Magie de l’Amazonie Les aventures de Namowë, un garçon Yanomami” La Magie de l’Amazonie décrit le voyage d’un garçon Yanomami à travers la forêt tropicale amazonienne pour trouver un…

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Land Grabbers: The Growing Assault on Brazil’s Indigenous Areas – Yale E360 — Ned Hamson’s Second Line View of the News

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

One afternoon last month, several vehicles descended on a village in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, where Avelin Buniacá Kambiwá and other members of some 20 Indigenous families were building their homes. Emerging from one of the cars, a … Continue reading →

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« The Value of the Gold they covet so much – Our real goods are the things of the forest: its waters, fish, game, trees and fruit. Not merchandise! » — Cerulean Seasons

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

Originally posted on Barbara Crane Navarro: Yanomami boy with pet monkey, Alto Orinoco, Amazonas, Venezuela?photo – Barbara Crane Navar «?When a human being dies, his ghost does not carry any of his goods onto the sky’s back, even if he … Continue reading →

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A Meaningful Story for Children and Adults – “Amazon Rainforest Magic The adventures of Namowë, a Yanomami boy”

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ccc-1-nambook.jpg illustration from “Amazon Rainforest Magic – The adventures of Namowë, a Yanomami boy” Amazon Rainforest Magic describes the journey of a Yanomami boy through the Amazon rainforest to find a cure for his…

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Black-faced Lion Tamarin Leontopithecus caissara — Palm Oil Detectives

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

The enigmatic blue-billed curassow (Crax alberti – local name “Paujil”), endemic to the tropical humid forests of northern Colombia, is the cracid species most threatened with extinction in the wild from #deforestation Black-faced Lion Tamarin Leontopithecus caissara — Palm Oil Detectives

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O que podemos aprender com as ciências tradicionais dos indígenas? — Ecoamazônia

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Para atingir um desenvolvimento amazônico sustentável, inclusivo, socioambiental e economicamente próspero, é fundamental não só reconhecer e respeitar os direitos dos povos originários, mas o conhecimento tradicional que eles detêm. 38 more words O que podemos aprender com as ciências tradicionais … Continue reading →

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Una fábula con un mensaje – “La Magia de la Amazonia Las aventuras de Namowë, un niño Yanomami”

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/bbb-3-book.jpg ilustración de “La Magia de la Amazonia- Las aventuras de Namowë, un niño Yanomami” “La Magia de la Amazonia” nos lleva a un mundo que podría parecer fantástico, donde humanos, animales y plantas…

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