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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.

EXPOSIÇÃO “Pas de Cartier !” – YANOMAMI e ÁRVORES – Minas de ouro e itens de ouro de luxo – COVID-19 espalhados por garimpeiros … 3 de setembro a 4 de outubro de 2020

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1-art-article-1.jpg “Pas de Cartier“montagem de fotosBarbara Crane Navarro Como Cartier reconcilia seu modelo de negócios de mineração de ouro que destrói árvores e degrada a vida dos povos indígenas com suas exposições de arte…

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EXHIBITION “Pas de Cartier !” – Yanomami and Trees – Gold Mining and Gold Luxury items / COVID-19 propagated by gold miners… September 3 through October 4 2020

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1-art-article.jpg ?”Pas de Cartier !”photo montageBarbara Crane Navarro How does Cartier reconcile their gold extraction business model that destroys trees and degrades indigenous lives with their art exhibitions “We the Trees” and “The Yanomami…

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EXPOSITION “Pas de Cartier !” – Les YANOMAMI et les ARBRES – Mines d’or et articles de luxe en or – COVID-19 propagé par des mineurs d’or… 3 septembre – 4 octobre 2020

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https://barbara-navarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1-art-article-1.jpg “Pas de Cartier !”montage photoBarbara Crane Navarro Comment Cartier concilie-t-il son modèle d’affaires d’extraction d’or qui détruit les arbres et dégrade la vie des autochtones avec ses expositions d’art “Nous les arbres” et…

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« Dobbiamo proteggere le foreste per coloro che non possono parlare da soli come uccelli, animali, pesci e alberi. Dobbiamo proteggere le foreste per i nostri figli, nipoti e nascituri. »

« Non vedo una delegazione a quattro zampe. Non vedo un posto per le aquile. Ci dimentichiamo e ci consideriamo superiori. Ma, dopotutto, siamo solo una parte della creazione. E dobbiamo considerare questo per capire dove siamo. E siamo da … Continue reading →

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« Necesitamos proteger los bosques para aquellos que no pueden hablar por sí mismos como pájaros, animales, peces y árboles. Necesitamos proteger los bosques para nuestros hijos, nietos y niños que aún no han nacido. »

«No veo delegación de cuatro patas. No veo un asiento para las águilas. Nos olvidamos y nos consideramos superiores. Pero, después de todo, somos solo una parte de la creación. Y tenemos que considerar esto para entender dónde estamos. Y … Continue reading →

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« Precisamos proteger as florestas para aqueles que não podem falar por si como pássaros, animais, peixes e árvores. Precisamos proteger as florestas para nossos filhos, netos e crianças que ainda não nasceram. »

« Não vejo delegação para quatro patas. Não vejo um assento para as águias. Esquecemos e nos consideramos superiores. Mas, afinal, somos apenas parte da criação. E temos que considerar isso para entender onde estamos. E estamos parados em algum lugar … Continue reading →

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« Nous devons protéger les forêts pour ceux qui ne peuvent pas parler pour eux-mêmes comme les oiseaux, les animaux, les poissons et les arbres. Nous devons protéger les forêts pour nos enfants, petits-enfants et enfants à naître. »

« Je ne vois pas de délégation pour les quatre pattes. Je ne vois pas de siège pour les aigles. Nous oublions et nous nous considérons supérieurs. Mais nous ne sommes après tout qu’une partie de la création. Et nous … Continue reading →

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« We must protect the forests for those who can’t speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish and trees. We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and children yet to be born. »

« I do not see a delegation for the Four Footed. I see no seat for the Eagles. We forget and we consider ourselves superior. But we are after all a mere part of Creation. And we must consider this in … Continue reading →

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« l’amore per le merci » la foresta sventrata dai cercatori d’oro che priva la vita delle popolazioni indigene del suo nucleo essenziale!

« Sono i bianchi che guadagnano e accumulano merce! Il loro pensiero è così attaccato ad esso che se lo danneggiano mentre splende ancora, sono così furiosi che piangono! Sono davvero innamorati di questo!Quindi sognano la loro macchina, la loro casa, … Continue reading →

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« El amor a los mercancías » ¡El bosque destripado por los mineros de oro que priva a la vida de los pueblos indígenas de su núcleo esencial!

« ¡Son los blancos los que ganan y acumulan mercancías! Su pensamiento está tan apegado a él que si lo dañan mientras aún está brillando, ¡están tan furiosos que lloran! ¡Están realmente enamorados de esto!Entonces, sueñan con su automóvil, su casa, … Continue reading →

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