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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.

PF vê ligação de Salles com exportação ilegal de madeira — Brasdangola Blogue

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

PF vê ligação de Salles com exportação ilegal de madeira PF vê ligação de Salles com exportação ilegal de madeira — Brasdangola Blogue

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‘The World Cannot Sustain Our Rate of Use and Abuse Forever’ — HUMAN WRONGS WATCH

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

Human Wrongs Watch World set to miss environment-related Sustainable Development Goals – UN report Pixabay / 22 May 2021 Nairobi (UNEP)* – Despite progress in key environmental areas such as clean water, sanitation, clean energy, forest management and waste, countries … Continue reading →

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DES COURTIERS VENDENT LA JUNGLE 🦉 — JEREMIKARUS — Barbara Crane Navarro — Tiny Life

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

J’aime et partage cet article de Barbara Crane Navarro dont je vous conseille l’abonnement à son blog. Des courtiers vendant des terres indigènes volées sur Facebook? …le plus récent scandale dans la continuité des siècles de pillage et de destruction! Prenons … Continue reading →

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« La Sorcellerie Aveuglante de l’Or … Pour nos aînés, l’or n’était que des flocons brillants sur le sable, comme du mica. »

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

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/aa2neweffetsspeciaux-010.jpg Série “Trance chamanique” et photo du chaman Yanomami, Amazonas, Venezuela: Barbara Crane Navarro «?Pour nos aînés, l’or n’était que des flocons brillants sur le sable des lits des cours d’eau, comme du mica.…

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

Posted on May 27, 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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Food brands challenge deforestation rules in UK environment bill – — PLEASE BOYCOTT THESE BRANDS!

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

Food brands challenge deforestation rules in UK environment bill – The Guardian https://ift.tt/3vwwdlW Food brands challenge deforestation rules in UK environment bill  The Guardian Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/2Pik6Fi Food brands challenge deforestation rules in UK environment bill – The … Continue reading →

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« The Blinding Sorcery of Gold … To our elders, gold was just shiny flakes on the sand, like mica »

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/aa1geste-chaman-nez.jpg “Shamanic trance” series and photo of Yanomami shaman, Amazonas, Venezuela: Barbara Crane Navarro «?To our elders, gold was just shiny flakes on the sand of the forest’s stream beds, like mica. They collected…

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G1: Jovens processam governo por ‘pedalada’ climática e pedem anulação de meta brasileira no Acordo de Paris — Mágica Mistura✨

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

G1: Jovens processam governo por ‘pedalada’ climática e pedem anulação de meta brasileira no Acordo de Paris. Um grupo de seis jovens entrou com uma ação popular na Justiça de São Paulo na terça-feira (13) contra o ministro do Meio … Continue reading →

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Museu Nacional realiza mostra virtual da coleção Os Primeiros Brasileiros — Mágica Mistura✨

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Com lançamento nesta terça (13), a exposição faz um mergulho na história dos povos indígenas do Brasil e estará disponível gratuitamente. Museu Nacional realiza mostra virtual da coleção Os Primeiros Brasileiros… 63 more words Museu Nacional realiza mostra virtual da coleção Os … Continue reading →

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« Non appena i minatori arrivano a casa nostra … Li ho visti radere al suolo le sorgenti del fiume con l’avidità dei cani affamati. »

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/aaa5-neweffetsspeciaux-1023.jpg Sciamano Yanomami, Amazonas, Venezuela – foto: Barbara Crane Navarro “Questo è ciò che dicono i nostri anziani che sono grandi sciamani. Queste sono le parole degli xapiri, che ci trasmettono. Questi sono quelli…

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