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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.

Black Bearded Saki Chiropotes satanas — Palm Oil Detectives

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Black Bearded Saki Chiropotes satanas Brazil Endangered The greatest risks for the future survival of the Black Bearded Saki, also known as the Black Cuxiú are the loss and fragmentation of their habitat and hunting pressure. IUCN Red list Black … Continue reading →

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O que esse homem está vendendo? – Cartier comprou alguns, você também?

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Pedro Pérez Miranda, também conhecido como “Peter Ferrari” Qualquer pessoa que esteja pensando em comprar ou usar ouro deve assistir ao episódio “Dirty Gold” da extraordinária série antológica de documentários da Netflix, “Dirty Money”! É uma versão real de “Narcos”! … Continue reading →

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¿Colón engañó al Rey catolico? — Andando tras tu encuentro…

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

La treta con la que Colón sedujo a Fernando el Católico para financiar su viaje: conquistar Jerusalén Un ensayo replantea la historia de la conquista española del Nuevo Mundo analizando los estereotipos que pesan sobre los conquistadores desde la época … Continue reading →

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Qu’est-ce que cet homme vend ? – Cartier en a acheté, vous aussi ?

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Pedro Pérez Miranda, alias “Peter Ferrari” Quiconque envisage d’acheter ou de porter de l’or devrait voir l’épisode “Dirty Gold” de l’extraordinaire série d’anthologies documentaires de Netflix, “Dirty Money” ! C’est une version réelle de “Narcos” ! Ferrari était l’un des principaux coupables … Continue reading →

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Declare ‘peak Poultry’ To Save Jaguars, Experts Tell Ministers – Todayuknews

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Declare ‘peak Poultry’ To Save Jaguars, Experts Tell Ministers – Todayuknews – Todayuknews https://ift.tt/3mxeiKv Declare ‘peak Poultry’ To Save Jaguars, Experts Tell Ministers – Todayuknews  Todayuknews Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/2tI2HiE Declare ‘peak Poultry’ To Save Jaguars, Experts Tell Ministers … Continue reading →

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What’s this man selling? – Cartier bought some of it, did you, too?

Posted on October 26, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Pedro Pérez Miranda, alias “Peter Ferrari” Anyone who is considering buying or wearing gold should see the “Dirty Gold” episode of Netflix’s extraordinary documentary anthology series, “Dirty Money”! It’s a real life version of “Narcos“! Ferrari was one of the … Continue reading →

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In the Amazon, the World’s Largest Reservoir of Biodiversity, Two-Thirds of Species Have Lost Habitat to Deforestation! – InsideClimate News

Posted on October 26, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

In the Amazon, the World’s Largest Reservoir of Biodiversity, Two-Thirds of Species Have Lost Habitat to … – InsideClimate News https://ift.tt/3DCVYWb In the Amazon, the World’s Largest Reservoir of Biodiversity, Two-Thirds of Species Have Lost Habitat to …  InsideClimate News Superforest … Continue reading →

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PER FAVORE, ASCOLTA IL MESSAGGIO DELLO SCIAMANO YANOMAMI – L’APPELLO DELLA FORESTA PLUVIALE! E scopri come possiamo aiutare i popoli Indigeni!

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

foto: Renato Soares « Ehi, guardaci! Ti vediamo Cerchiamo di mostrartelo Non ti sei mai preso la briga di imparare la nostra lingua Guardavi sempre in basso Ti avvertiamo dall’inizio La terra è viva Questa terra non può essere posseduta Questa … Continue reading →

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The Bloody Secret Behind Lab-Grown Meat! — Mother Jones

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Lab meat—flesh grown in massive tanks instead of in the bodies of sentient animals—offers the promise of having our steak and eating it guilt-free, too. No vast amounts of… 721 more words The Bloody Secret Behind Lab-Grown Meat — Mother Jones

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POR FAVOR, ESCUCHA EL MENSAJE DEL CHAMÁN YANOMAMI – ¡EL SÚPLICA DE LA SELVA! ¡Y descubra cómo podemos ayudar a los pueblos Indígenas!

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

foto: Renato Soares « ¡Oye, míranos!Te vemosTratamos de mostrarteNunca te molestaste en aprender nuestro idiomaSiempre estabas mirando hacia abajoTe avisamos desde el principioLa tierra esta vivaEsta tierra no puede ser propiedadEsta tierra somos nosotrosTodos nosotrosQuerías las piedrasOroTus cosas brillantesTítulos – … Continue reading →

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