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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.

Assista a “Indígenas Yanomami pedem ajuda contra ataques de garimpeiros” no YouTube — Mágica Mistura✨

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Me recuso a acreditar nesta barbárie… quando vai haver uma trégua na desgraça? O QUE O GOVERNO HIPÓCRITA E GENOCIDA DESTE PAÍS VAI FAZER? VAI FICAR POR ISSO MESMO?! Exigimos uma ação urgente!Ou será parte do plano de desmonte do … Continue reading →

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« L’Accecante Stregoneria dell’Oro …  Per i più grandi, l’oro era solo schegge luccicanti nella sabbia del letto del fiume, come mica. »

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

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/aa5-neweffetsspeciaux-597.jpg Serie di “trance sciamaniche” e foto dello sciamano Yanomami, Amazonas, Venezuela – Barbara Crane Navarro «?Per i più grandi, l’oro era solo schegge luccicanti nella sabbia del letto del fiume, come mica. L’hanno…

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Ataques a indígenas munduruku escancaram avanço do garimpo ilegal — Ecoamazônia — Mágica Mistura✨

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

O professor Pedro Luiz Côrtes explica que os principais impactos da prática ilegal do garimpo aparecem ambiental e socialmente No fim de maio, territórios indígenas munduruku registraram ataques de garimpeiros ilegais. 41 more words Ataques a indígenas munduruku escancaram avanço do … Continue reading →

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Corporações do setor alimentar rejeitam nova lei inglesa que pune produção agrícola em áreas desmatadas ilegalmente nos trópicos — — Mágica Mistura✨

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

Foto aérea tirada de áreas queimadas da floresta amazônica, perto de Porto Velho, estado de Rondônia, Brasil. Fotografia: Carlos Fabal / AFP / Getty Images Novo projeto de lei aplicará multas a empresas sediadas no Reino Unido que não conseguirem … Continue reading →

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Big Meat, Deforestation and the Money Trail — The Bureau of Investigative Journalism –

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

Big Meat, deforestation and the money trail — The Bureau of Investigative Journalism – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism https://ift.tt/3hRY3Fi Big Meat, deforestation and the money trail — The Bureau of Investigative Journalism  The Bureau of Investigative Journalism Superforest via “deforestation” … Continue reading →

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« La Cegadora Hechicería del Oro … Para los más viejos, el oro era solo astillas brillantes en la arena, como la mica. »

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

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/aa4-neweffetsspeciaux-025-2.jpg Serie “trance chamánico” y foto del chamán Yanomami, Amazonas, Venezuela: Barbara Crane Navarro « Para los más viejos, el oro era solo astillas brillantes en la arena de los lechos de los ríos,…

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Os Yanomami, agora crianças pequenas, estão morrendo de Covid-19 espalhada pelos garimpeiros! — Mágica Mistura✨

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

Casa Comunal Yanomami na Floresta Amazônica – foto: MSM « Agora sabemos de onde vêm esses gases nocivos. É fumaça metálica, fumaça epidêmica e é realmente nosso inimigo. 46 more words Os Yanomami, agora crianças pequenas, estão morrendo de Covid-19 espalhada pelos … Continue reading →

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Ataques a indígenas munduruku escancaram avanço do garimpo ilegal — Ecoamazônia

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

O professor Pedro Luiz Côrtes explica que os principais impactos da prática ilegal do garimpo aparecem ambiental e socialmente No fim de maio, territórios indígenas munduruku registraram ataques de garimpeiros ilegais. A casa de uma liderança indígena foi incendiada no … Continue reading →

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« A Cegante Feitiçaria de Ouro … Para os mais velhos, o ouro era apenas lascas brilhantes na areia, como a mica. »

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

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/aa3-003.jpg Série “transe xamânico” e foto do xamã Yanomami, Amazonas, Venezuela: Barbara Crane Navarro « Para os mais velhos, o ouro era apenas lascas brilhantes na areia dos leitos dos rios, como a mica.…

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Juez brasileño ordena al Gobierno proteger a etnias indígenas — Alma Cubanita

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

Las comunidades Yanomami y Mundurucus han sido víctimas de ataques sistemáticos por parte de mineros ilegales en sus territorios. El Tribunal Supremo Federal de Brasil (STF) ordenó este lunes al Gobierno de Jair Bolsonaro tomar “las medidas necesarias” para proteger a indígenas en … Continue reading →

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