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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.

Colonialismo del 21 ° secolo: implementato da corporazioni e ONG? Di chi è in gioco la sopravvivenza qui, Survival? La sopravvivenza delle foreste pluviali e delle popolazioni indigene o di Cartier e altri nel settore della gioielleria di lusso in oro e diamanti?

Originally posted on Barbara Crane Navarro:
https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/aa-1-cartier-leopard-neon-10.jpg pubblicità di Cartier “La follia dell’uomo ha aumentato il valore dell’oro e dell’argento a causa della loro scarsità; mentre la natura, come un genitore amorevole, ci ha donato gratuitamente le cose migliori, come…

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L’arte del Greenwashing da parte dei mercanti della morte della natura e delle popolazioni indigene … nelle loro stesse parole … – Popolo della merce d’oro e di diamanti – aggiornato

In “Utopia” di Thomas More, pubblicato nel 1516, l’oro e le pietre preziose non hanno alcun valore. Anzi, hanno il peso del sangue, della schiavitù e della follia umana … L’arte della manipolazione Il concetto aziendale di sponsorizzazione artistica è … Continue reading →

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Colonialismo del siglo XXI: ¿implementado por corporaciones y ONG? ¿De quién está en juego la supervivencia aquí, Survival? ¿La supervivencia de los bosques tropicales y los pueblos indígenas o Cartier y otros en la industria del oro y la joyería de diamantes de lujo?

Originally posted on Barbara Crane Navarro:
https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/aa-1-cartier-leopard-neon-8.jpg publicidad de Cartier “La necedad del hombre aumentó el valor del oro y la plata debido a su escasez; mientras que la naturaleza, como padre amoroso, nos dio gratuitamente las mejores cosas, como…

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El Arte del Greenwashing – “Lavado verde” por comerciantes de lujo y la muerte de la naturaleza y los pueblos indígenas … en sus propias palabras … – La gente de la mercancía de oro y diamantes – actualizado

En la “Utopía” de Thomas More, publicada en 1516, el oro y las piedras preciosas no tienen valor. De hecho, han sido lastradas por la sangre, la esclavitud y la locura humana…. El arte de la manipulación: El concepto corporativo … Continue reading →

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Colonialismo do século 21 – implementado por corporações e ONGs? Cuja sobrevivência está em jogo aqui, Survival? A sobrevivência das florestas tropicais e dos povos indígenas ou da Cartier e outros na indústria de joias de ouro e diamantes de luxo?

Originally posted on Barbara Crane Navarro:
https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/aa-1-cartier-leopard-neon-7.jpg foto: publicidade Cartier? “A tolice do homem aumentou o valor do ouro e da prata por causa de sua escassez; enquanto a natureza, como um pai amoroso, nos deu gratuitamente as melhores coisas,…

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A Arte do Greenwashing – “Lavagem verde” por Mercadores de Luxo e Morte da Natureza e Povos Indígenas … em suas próprias palavras … – O Povo das Mercadorias de Ouro e Diamante – atualizado

Na “Utopia” de Thomas More, publicada em 1516, ouro e pedras preciosas não têm valor. Na verdade, eles têm o peso do sangue, da escravidão e da loucura humana … A Arte da Manipulação:O conceito corporativo de patrocínio artístico foi … Continue reading →

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Colonialisme du 21e siècle – mis en œuvre par les corporations et les ONG? De qui est en jeu la survie ici, Survival? La survie des forêts tropicales et des peuples autochtones ou de Cartier et d’autres dans l’industrie de la joaillerie de luxe en or et diamant? — Barbara Crane Navarro — Tiny Life

photo: publicité Cartier  « La folie de l’homme a augmenté la valeur de l’or et de l’argent à cause de leur rareté; tandis que la nature, comme un parent aimable, nous a donné librement les meilleures choses, comme l’air, la terre … Continue reading →

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L’Art du Greenwashing par les marchands de luxe et de la mort de la nature et des peuples indigènes … dans leurs propres mots … – Le peuple de la Marchandise d’Or et de Diamant – actualisé

Dans “Utopia” de Thomas More, publié en 1516, l’or et les pierres précieuses n’ont aucune valeur. En effet, ils ont le poids du sang, de l’esclavage et de la folie humaine… L’art de la manipulation :         … Continue reading →

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21st Century Colonialism – implemented by corporations and NGOs? Whose Survival is at stake here, Survival? The survival of the rainforests and indigenous peoples or of Cartier and others in the luxury gold and diamond jewelry industry?

Originally posted on Barbara Crane Navarro:
https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/aa-1-cartier-leopard-neon-3.jpg photo: Cartier publicity? “Man’s folly hath enhanced the value of gold and silver because of their scarcity; whereas nature, like a kind parent, hath freely given us the best things, such as air,…

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The Art of Greenwashing by the Luxury Merchants of the Death of Nature and Indigenous peoples…in their own words… – The People of Gold and Diamond Merchandise – updated

The Art of Manipulation: The corporate contrivance of art sponsorship was so perfectly described in 1994 by Hans Haacke in “Free Exchange” , the book by Pierre Bourdieu and Hans Haacke, that I’m quoting here from the English version published by … Continue reading →

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