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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.

« The Earth does not belong to Man, Man belongs to the Earth. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself. »

Posted on January 3, 2025 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

 « Will you teach your children what we have taught our children? That the earth is our mother? What befalls the earth befalls all the sons of the earth. This we know – the earth does not belong to man, man … Continue reading →

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From Wall Street to the Amazon Rainforest: Big capital funds gold mining driven deforestation! — Mongabay.com

Posted on January 3, 2025 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

From Wall Street to the Amazon: Big capital funds mining-driven deforestation – Mongabay.com https://ift.tt/iv9L3gq From Wall Street to the Amazon: Big capital funds mining-driven deforestation  Mongabay.com Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/2ZwMaEd From Wall Street to the Amazon: Big capital funds … Continue reading →

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¡Una historia mágica de heroísmo medioambiental! – « La Magia de la Amazonia Las aventuras de Meromi, una niña Yanomami » – ¡Para edades de 8 a 12 a 100 años! – escrito e ilustrado por Barbara Crane Navarro – ¡AHORA TAMBIÉN en KINDLE!

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

ilustración de « La Magia de la Amazonia- Las aventuras de Meromi, una niña Yanomami » “La Magia de la Amazonia”- Volumen 2 es una historia encantadora que lleva a los lectores al corazón de una jungla vibrante, donde una joven llamada … Continue reading →

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O Dia do Índio, no, Dia dos Povos Indígenas — Existe Guarani em São Paulo

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

O tradicional Dia do Índio, comemorado todo 19 de abril, vai passar a ser chamado oficialmente de Dia dos Povos Indígenas, com o objetivo de explicitar a diversidade das culturas dos povos originários. Foi a decisão de senadores e deputados … Continue reading →

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Une histoire magique d’héroïsme environnemental ! – « La Magie de l’Amazonie Les aventures de Meromi, une fille Yanomami » – Pour les 8 à 12 à 100 ans! – écrit et illustré par Barbara Crane Navarro – MAINTENANT sur KINDLE AUSSI !

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

illustration tirée de « La Magie de l’Amazonie Les aventures de Meromi, une fille Yanomami » « Le deuxième volume de la série Amazon Rainforest Magic raconte le voyage surprenant de Meromi, une fille Yanomami qui est entraînée dans une aventure inattendue dans … Continue reading →

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As Countries Miss Targets, Deforestation Impact Underestimated, Says New Research – Green Queen Media

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

As Countries Miss Targets, Deforestation Impact Underestimated, Says New Research – Green Queen Media https://ift.tt/NF3CqOZ As Countries Miss Targets, Deforestation Impact Underestimated, Says New Research  Green Queen Media Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/uexjyAX As Countries Miss Targets, Deforestation Impact Underestimated, … Continue reading →

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A Magical Tale of Environmental Heroism! – « Amazon Rainforest Magic, The adventures of Meromi, a Yanomami girl » – For ages 8 to 12 to 100!  – written and illustrated by Barbara Crane Navarro – NOW ON KINDLE, TOO!

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

illustration from « Amazon Rainforest Magic – The adventures of Meromi, a Yanomami girl » “Amazon Rainforest Magic” – Part 2 is an enchanting story that takes readers deep into a vibrant jungle, where a young girl named Meromi and her animal … Continue reading →

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Organized Crime Destroys Latin American Forests! – Dialogo-Americas.com

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Organized Crime Destroys Latin American Forests – Dialogo-Americas.com https://ift.tt/Gnhesil Organized Crime Destroys Latin American Forests  Dialogo-Americas.com Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/YgZ9dky Organized Crime Destroys Latin American Forests – Dialogo-Americas.com —

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¡Nos encanta esto! ¡Excelente manera de educar a los niños sobre la selva amazónica y la cultura Yanomami! – « La Magia de la Amazonia Las aventuras de Namowë, un niño Yanomami » y « La Magia de la Amazonia Las aventuras de Meromi, una niña Yanomami » – ¡Para edades de 8 a 12 a 100 años! – escrito e ilustrado por Barbara Crane Navarro – ¡AHORA TAMBIÉN en KINDLE!

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

ilustración de « La Magia de la Amazonia – Las aventuras de Meromi, una niña Yanomami » « Los libros de Barbara bien valen la pena para usted y sus hijos. La vida amazónica, para las comunidades indígenas y la vida silvestre, está … Continue reading →

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Here are 13 Reasons Why You Should Boycott Gold For The Yanomami People! — Palm Oil Detectives

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Hunger for Gold in the Global North is fueling a living hell in the Global South. Here are 13 reasons why you should #BoycottGold4Yanomami 13 Reasons Why You Should Boycott Gold For The Yanomami People — Palm Oil Detectives

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