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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.

Decreto renova atuação das Forças Armadas na Amazônia — Ecoamazônia

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Militares voltarão a atuar na repressão de delitos ambientais O presidente Jair Bolsonaro editou nesta segunda-feira (28) o decreto de Garantia da Lei e da Ordem (GLO) que autoriza novamente o emprego das Forças Armadas na repressão a delitos ambientais … Continue reading →

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Brazil to redeploy troops to Amazon to fight deforestation? Brazil’s Bolsonaro signed a decree Monday to dispatch soldiers to the Amazon in a bid to curb surging deforestation, just two months after withdrawing troops from the region and days after his Environment Minister resigned…

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Brazil to redeploy troops to Amazon to fight deforestation | International | baytownsun.com – The Baytown Sun https://ift.tt/3h3av4h Brazil to redeploy troops to Amazon to fight deforestation | International | baytownsun.com  The Baytown Sun Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/2tI2HiE Brazil … Continue reading →

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ASCOLTA IL MESSAGGIO DELLO SCIAMANO YANOMAMI – L’APPELLO DELLA FORESTA!

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Ehi, guardaci! Ti vediamo Cerchiamo di mostrartelo Non ti sei mai preso la briga di imparare la nostra lingua Guardavi sempre in basso Ti avvertiamo dall’inizio La terra è viva Questa terra non può essere posseduta Questa terra siamo noi … Continue reading →

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The Future Belongs to the Tropics — HUMAN WRONGS WATCH

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Human Wrongs Watch International Day of the Tropics, 29 June 2021 . The Tropics account for 40% of the world’s total surface area and are host to approximately 80% of the world’s biodiversity. PHOTO:FAO/IPPC 28 June 2021 (United Nations)* — … Continue reading →

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Novo volume da Coleção “Povos Tradicionais e Biodiversidade” discute territórios indígenas e conservação ambiental — Ecoamazônia

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

SBPC publica o volume 5 da obra, com a questão “Os territórios indígenas e tradicionais protegem a biodiversidade?”. Quinzenalmente, uma nova seção das dezessete que compõem o projeto será disponibilizada gratuitamente no portal da SBPC. 37 more words Novo volume da … Continue reading →

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ESCUCHE EL MENSAJE DEL CHAMAN YANOMAMI – ¡EL LLAMADO DE LA SELVA TROPICAL!

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« ¡Oye, míranos! Te vemos Tratamos de mostrarte Nunca te molestaste en aprender nuestro idioma Siempre estabas mirando hacia abajo Te avisamos desde el principio La tierra esta viva Esta tierra no puede ser propiedad Esta tierra somos nosotros Todos … Continue reading →

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Indígenas nas ruas, uni-los ao movimento para derrubar o governo  — Brasdangola Blogue

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

O ataque aos índios constitui uma das principais trincheiras da guerra declarada contra a população autóctone. Assim como para todas as comunidades Fonte: Indígenas nas ruas, uni-los ao movimento para derrubar o governo • Diário Causa Operária Indígenas nas ruas, uni-los … Continue reading →

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Repressão violenta da PM contra indígenas em Brasília — Brasdangola Blogue

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Vídeos: Repressão violenta da PM contra indígenas em Brasília Repressão violenta da PM contra indígenas em Brasília — Brasdangola Blogue

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ESCUTE A MENSAGEM DO XAMÃ YANOMAMI – O APELO DA FLORESTA!

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Ei – olhe para nós! Nós vemos você Tentamos te mostrar Você nunca se preocupou em aprender nossa língua Você estava sempre olhando para baixo Avisamos desde o início A terra está viva Esta terra somos nós Todos nós Voce … Continue reading →

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Sonia Guajajara denuncia repressão policial contra manifestação pacífica de indígenas — Brasdangola Blogue

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Indígenas estão protestando nesta terça (22) em Brasília contra a chamada PL490, considerada um “bolo de retrocessos” na política de guerras. Ela abre espaço, por exemplo, para expansão do garimpo na Era Bolsonaro. LEIA – Justiça Federal pede o arquivamento de … Continue reading →

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