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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.

Even if Bolsonaro leaves power, deforestation in Brazil will be hard to stop – The Conversation UK —

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Even if Bolsonaro leaves power, deforestation in Brazil will be hard to stop – The Conversation UK https://ift.tt/36nQZJW Even if Bolsonaro leaves power, deforestation in Brazil will be hard to stop  The Conversation UK Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/2tI2HiE Even … Continue reading →

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These are the forgotten animals of the destroyed forests — Palm Oil Detectives

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

These are the forgotten animals of the secretly destroyed forests… They have no formal protections in place Their entire species are now on the knife-edge of survival Can you pledge to protect them by boycotting brands destroying their rainforest home … Continue reading →

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« Il denaro non ci protegge … non crea la nostra gioia. Per i *bianchi è diverso. »

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Gli sciamani Yanomami non lavorano per soldi come i dottori bianchi. Agiscono semplicemente per mantenere il cielo e la foresta al loro posto in modo che possiamo cacciare, piantare i nostri giardini e vivere una vita sana. I nostri anziani … Continue reading →

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Will Brazil’s Troops Contain Amazon Deforestation? – VOA Learning English —

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Will Brazil’s Troops Contain Amazon Deforestation? – VOA Learning English https://ift.tt/3dq2ELY Will Brazil’s Troops Contain Amazon Deforestation?  VOA Learning English Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/2tI2HiE Will Brazil’s Troops Contain Amazon Deforestation? – VOA Learning English —

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Assista a “SUPERPERDIDO DE IMPEACHMENT: O MAIOR DA HISTÓRIA!” no YouTube — Mágica Mistura✨

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Todos pela vida, todos pela esperança,pelo fim das mortes e do descaso!!!! FORA BOLSONARO GENOCIDA! imagens da internet Assista a “SUPERPERDIDO DE IMPEACHMENT: O MAIOR DA HISTÓRIA!” no YouTube — Mágica Mistura✨

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« El dinero no nos protege … no crea nuestra alegría. Para los *blancos, es diferente. »

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Los chamanes Yanomami no trabajan por dinero como los médicos blancos. Simplemente actúan para mantener el cielo y el bosque en su lugar, para que podamos cazar, plantar nuestros jardines y tener una vida saludable. Nuestros mayores no sabían de … Continue reading →

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Com apoio da Funai, operação conjunta combate ilícitos na Terra indígena Yanomami (RR) — Ecoamazônia

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Uma operação conjunta deflagrada nesta terça-feira (29), com apoio da Fundação Nacional do Índio (Funai), busca combater a mineração ilegal na Terra Indígena Yanomami, em Roraima. 45 more words Com apoio da Funai, operação conjunta combate ilícitos na Terra indígena Yanomami … Continue reading →

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Ouro do sangue Yanomami — Ecoamazônia

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

O Portal Amazônia Real postou uma série de reportagens abordando a questão do garimpo ilegal na Terra Indígena Yanomami. Já são quase quatro décadas em que “os garimpeiros estão lá com parceiros, sócios e cúmplices na ilegalidade”. A confissão desse … Continue reading →

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« O dinheiro não nos protege… não cria a nossa alegria. Para os *brancos, é diferente. »

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

« Os xamãs Yanomami não trabalham por dinheiro como os médicos brancos. Eles simplesmente agem para manter o céu e a floresta no lugar, para que possamos caçar, plantar nossos jardins e ter uma vida saudável. Nossos mais velhos não sabiam … Continue reading →

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Agro-industry Surrounds Xingu Indigenous Territory in Brazil — CSP-Conlutas

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

In the last 20 years, the region around the land of Yawalapiti has been transformed into a production hub for soybeans, corn, cotton and meat, connected by highways and railways. Today, the Xingu area produces 10% of Brazil’s soybean exports. Agro-industry … Continue reading →

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