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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.

Relatório de 2020 do Mapbiomas mostra avanço acelerado do desmatamento na Amazônia —

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

As imagens da floresta amazônica sob ataque do garimpo ilegal do ouro são uma pequena amostra dos efeitos da paralisação dos instrumentos de controle ambiental pelo governo Bolsonaro O projeto Mapbiomas lançou hoje o seu relatório anual sobre o desmatamento … Continue reading →

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« Humo Dorado de las Epidemias – los mineros de oro se han vuelto numerosos en nuestro bosque, destruyendo las fuentes del río y matándonos con sus enfermedades »

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Yanomami: transformación chamánica » : Barbara Crane Navarro « Los mineros de oro se han vuelto muy numerosos en nuestras tierras altas del bosque, destruyendo los manantiales del río y matando a sus habitantes con sus enfermedades. ¡Los mineros de oro son … Continue reading →

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¿Deforestas? Cuatro árboles por persona al año en los países ricos — Laboratorio para Sapiens — mimismo

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Una investigación de ‘Nature’ revela el impacto del comercio internacional global en la deforestación tropical ROSA M. TRISTÁN Incendio en la Amazonía. La imagen de los miles de contenedores varados en el Canal de Suez, tras el accidente del gigantesco … Continue reading →

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EL IMPACTO DE LA MINERÍA ILEGAL PARA LA CONSERVACIÓN DE ESPECIES AMAZÓNICAS — Observatorio de Conflictos Mineros de América Latina

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Julia Minners 28/05/2021 Imagen: CooperAcción La fiebre del oro en la Amazonía viene causando graves impactos, tanto en términos sociales como ecológicos. La minería ilegal ya no se concentra únicamente en Madre de Dios, sin duda el caso más conocido … Continue reading →

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« A Fumaça de OURO das Epidemias – Os garimpeiros tornaram-se muitos na nossa floresta, destruindo as cabeceiras do rio e matando-nos com as suas doenças »

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

foto: « Yanomami: transformação xamânica » – Barbara Crane Navarro « Os garimpeiros se tornaram muito numerosos em nossas terras altas da floresta, destruindo as nascentes do rio e matando seus habitantes com suas doenças. Os mineiros de ouro são comedores de terra, … Continue reading →

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« Solo la foresta è un bene prezioso » — Barbara Crane Navarro — Alessandro Giunchi

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Namowë con la sua scimmia Serowë, Alto Orinoco, Amazonas, Venezuela « Ma i bianchi sono persone diverse da noi. Il tuo pensiero rimane costantemente legato alla tua merce. Lo fanno senza sosta e vogliono sempre nuovi prodotti. Si stanno già uccidendo … Continue reading →

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Assista a “STF PODE INVESTIGAR BOLSONARO POR GENOCÍDIO” no YouTube — Mágica Mistura✨

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Este desgoverno assassino continua escondendo dados sobre a pandemia… Isso terá um fim?! Os indígenas, é claro, são tratados com desrespeito e total descaso,como vocês podem comprovar nesta matéria do Meteoro Brasil. 12 more words Assista a “STF PODE INVESTIGAR BOLSONARO … Continue reading →

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« La fumée d’OR des épidémies – Les mineurs d’or sont devenus nombreux dans notre forêt, détruisant les sources de la rivière et nous tuant avec leurs maladies »

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

photo: “Yanomami: transformation chamanique” – Barbara Crane Navarro « Les chercheurs d’or sont devenus très nombreux dans nos hautes terres forestières, détruisant les sources du fleuve et tuant leurs habitants de leurs maladies. Les mineurs d’or sont des mangeurs de terre, … Continue reading →

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Povo Macuxi denuncia garimpo ilegal na Terra Indígena Raposa Serra do Sol — Ecoamazônia

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

O tema que irei fazer uma reflexão hoje é sobre o nosso território, que atualmente vem sendo ameaçado pelos garimpeiros que adentram a Terra Indígena Raposa do Sol, em Normandia, em Roraima. Minha região sofre consequências dos não-índios no garimpo, … Continue reading →

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Second Statement of the Alliance of Ipereg Ayu Movement Organizations — Movimento Munduruku Ipereg Ayu

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Jacareacanga, Pará, Brazil – June 9, 2021 We continue to be attacked. Public services meant to defend our rights do not work. Jacareacanga is a lawless city. Our chiefs need to be respected in their decisions. Bandits cannot be more … Continue reading →

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