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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.

Brasil: Pueblos originarios exigen el respeto de sus territorios  — Indigenous News of the World (INW)

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

Brasilia. – Cerca de 450 indígenas, representantes de los diferentes pueblos que conforman Brasil marcharon este lunes, hasta la sede del Tribunal Supremo Federal (STF).  Los indígenas exigen que se agende la demarcación de las tierras indígenas y que los … Continue reading →

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« L’argent ne nous protège pas… il ne crée pas notre joie. Pour les *Blancs, c’est différent. »

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

« Les chamans Yanomami ne travaillent pas pour de l’argent comme le font les médecins des Blancs. Ils agissent simplement pour que le ciel et la forêt restent en place, afin que nous puissions chasser, planter nos jardins et vivre en … Continue reading →

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Are Brazil’s Amazon Policies ‘Crimes Against Humanity’? – The Wire Science —

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

Are Brazil’s Amazon Policies ‘Crimes Against Humanity’? – The Wire Science https://ift.tt/3h6fb9v Are Brazil’s Amazon Policies ‘Crimes Against Humanity’?  The Wire Science Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/2tI2HiE Are Brazil’s Amazon Policies ‘Crimes Against Humanity’? – The Wire Science —

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Desmatamento e seca se somam em nova temporada de fogo na Amazônia — — Mágica Mistura✨

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

Há quase 5 mil quilômetros quadrados de área, quase quatro vezes o município de São Paulo, com vegetação derrubada e seca só esperando alguém chegar com o fogo. A estação seca de 2021 na Amazônia traz uma sobreposição de fatores … Continue reading →

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« Money does not protect us … it does not create our joy. For *white people, it is different. »

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

« Yanomami shamans do not work for money the way white people’s doctors do. They simply work so that the sky and forest remain in place, so that we can hunt, plant our gardens, and live in good health. Our ancients … Continue reading →

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STF – Marco Temporal – NÃO! — Ecoamazônia

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

O Supremo Tribunal Federal STF reagendou para agosto de 2021 a análise do processo que pode definir a questão de um marco temporal para a demarcação de terras indígenas. 33 more words STF – Marco Temporal — Ecoamazônia

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Relatório Sobre Criminalização E Assédio De Lideranças Indígenas No Brasil- Informe Sobre Criminalización Y Acoso A Líderes Indígenas En Brasil — The Owl Criminology

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

Relatório Sobre Criminalização E Assédio De Lideranças Indígenas No Brasil https://indigenousrightsinternational.org/es/recursos/publicaciones/pt-uma-anatomia-das-praticas-de-silenciamento-indigena-relatorio-sobre-criminalizacao-e-assedio-de-liderancas-indigenas-no-brasil Informe Sobre Criminalización Y Acoso A Líderes Indígenas En Brasil https://indigenousrightsinternational.org/es/recursos/publicaciones/analisis-de-las-practicas-de-silenciamiento-indigena-informe-sobre-criminalizacion-y-acoso-a-lideres-indigenas-en-brasil Relatório Sobre Criminalização E Assédio De Lideranças Indígenas No Brasil- Informe Sobre Criminalización Y Acoso A Líderes Indígenas En … Continue reading →

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« Vogliono trovare l’ORO, è stata la loro avidità che ha ucciso la maggior parte dei nostri anziani molto tempo fa! Gli uomini *bianchi con soldi vogliono di più. Vogliono distruggere di più. È la loro tradizione: non hanno limiti! »

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

« In passato, non dovevamo parlare della foresta con rabbia perché non conoscevamo tutti questi bianchi mangiatori di terra e alberi. I nostri pensieri erano calmi. Abbiamo solo sentito le nostre stesse parole e canzoni dagli spiriti xapiri. Questo è … Continue reading →

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Site mostra o tamanho e importância da biodiversidade brasileira para o mundo — Ecoamazônia

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

Mais de três quartos de todas as espécies de anfíbios, mamíferos terrestres, peixes de água doce e salgada, formigas e plantas vivem nas regiões tropicais do planeta. E o Brasil tem uma contribuição impressionante: abriga 12% das espécies de plantas do … Continue reading →

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Amazon Eagle’s Last Stand as Deforestation Continues – The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer —

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

Amazon Eagle’s Last Stand as Deforestation Continues – The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer https://ift.tt/3h8Ypa7 Amazon Eagle’s Last Stand as Deforestation Continues  The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/2tI2HiE Amazon Eagle’s Last Stand as Deforestation Continues – The St. Kitts-Nevis … Continue reading →

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