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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.

Tres claves para entender cómo proyectos mineros presionan las áreas protegidas — Observatorio de Conflictos Mineros de América Latina

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Parque Nacional Nevado de Tres Cruces / Foto: Augusto Domínguez. El Desconcierto #EnCorto: tres claves para entender cómo proyectos mineros presionan las áreas protegidas Por lo menos 40 proyectos mineros en distintas fases de desarrollo se ubican alrededor y, en … 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 gold and diamond jewelry industry? – If you plan to donate to an NGO, please read this first! – 2024!

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

“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, earth, and water, but hath hidden from us those which … Continue reading →

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Video: America’s Native Prisoners of War — Vox Populi

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Aaron Huey’s effort to photograph poverty in America led him to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where the struggle of the native Lakota people — appalling, and largely ignored — compelled him to refocus. Five years of work later, his … Continue reading →

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L’uso non autorizzato di immagini di una tribù amazzonica sul sito web di Cartier ha suscitato forti critiche! Gli Yanomami dicono: “Come può un’azienda di gioielli d’oro, contro la quale noi Yanomami ci opponiamo, usare l’immagine degli Yanomami?” & “Chiunque compri un anello d’oro è parte del crimine!”

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Sei tu? Bambino Yanomami che soffre di malnutrizione e avvelenamento da mercurio direttamente collegato all’estrazione dell’oro Pubblicità Cartier https://it.dayfr.com/trends/215674.html Infatti, Alain Dominique Perrin è stato presidente della casa di gioielleria, orologeria e accessori Cartier dal 1975 al 1998. La Fondazione … Continue reading →

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No limiar de uma catástrofe climática!

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

De acordo com o Painel Intergovernamental sobre Mudanças Climáticas, as emissões globais de gases de efeito estufa devem ter atingido o pico dentro de três anos, o mais tardar Devido às mudanças climáticas, a seca da primavera está se tornando … Continue reading →

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“Cartier utiliza imágenes de la tribu amazónica devastada por la minería ilegal de oro. Los críticos lo llaman hipocresía” Los Yanomami dicen: “¿Cómo una empresa de joyería, a la que nos oponemos los Yanomami, puede usar la imagen de los Yanomami?” & “¡Quien compre un anillo de oro es parte del crimen!”

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

¿Este Eres tu?? Niño Yanomami que sufre de desnutrición e intoxicación por mercurio directamente relacionado con la minería de oro Objetivamente, Alain Dominique Perrin fue presidente de la casa de joyas, relojes y accesorios de oro Cartier de 1975 a … Continue reading →

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No Planet B: Esmee Barron-Eaves — Rehabilitating Earth

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

We need to act now and act fast to ensure our futures aren’t put in danger, just like our planet is. Esmee Barron-Eaves Esmee Barron-Eaves is an illustrator from Blackpool, currently studying art as a part of her GCSEs. Barron-Eaves … Continue reading →

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O uso da tribo amazônica Yanomami pelo comerciante de ouro Cartier leva os defensores Indigenas a alegar hipocrisia! Os Yanomami dizem: “Como pode uma joalheria de ouro, contra a qual nós Yanomami somos contra, usar a imagem dos Yanomami?” & “Quem compra um anel de ouro faz parte do crime!”

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Publicidade Cartier/Fundação Cartier com joias de ouro à venda para clicar no texto proclamando um projeto que nunca aconteceu!

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El gran señuelo: el capitalismo verde — El Independiente

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Los grandes megacapitales están reuniendo a centenares de economistas y politólogos para preparar el mundo de la pospandemia. Ya han El gran señuelo: el capitalismo verde — El Independiente

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L’utilisation de la tribu amazonienne par le marchand d’or Cartier incite les défenseurs autochtones à alléguer l’hypocrisie ! Les Yanomami disent : “Comment une entreprise de bijoux en or, contre laquelle nous, les Yanomami, sommes opposés, peut-elle utiliser l’image des Yanomami ?” & “Quiconque achète une bague en or fait partie du crime !” 

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Est-ce toi ? Enfants Yanomami souffrant de malnutrition et d’empoisonnement au mercure directement liés à l’extraction de l’or. https://www.presse-citron.net/cartier-accuse-dexploiter-limage-dune-tribu-amazonienne/ En effet, Alain Dominique Perrin a été Président de la maison de joaillerie, horlogerie et accessoires en or Cartier de 1975 … Continue reading →

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