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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.

Intoxicação por agrotóxicos mata um brasileiro a cada 2 dias!

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

Relatório afirma que empresas agroquímicas europeias já gastaram cerca de 2 milhões de euros em apoio ao lobby do agronegócio no Brasil. Aliança deu frutos: uso de agrotóxicos no país se multiplicou por seis em 20 anos A cada dois … Continue reading →

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POR FAVOR, OUÇA A MENSAGEM DO XAMÃ YANOMAMI – O Apelo da floresta! E descubra como podemos ajudar os povos Indígenas!

Posted on October 23, 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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The Importance of Upcycling — Then and Now

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

What is Upcycling? Upcycling is to take old clothing, whether that is a damaged or thrifted item, and transforming it into something new. Why is Upcycling important? Many fast fashion manufacturers have doubled clothing production in the last 15 years. … Continue reading →

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S’IL VOUS PLAÎT,  ÉCOUTER LE MESSAGE DU CHAMAN YANOMAMI – LE PLAIDOYER DE LA FORÊT TROPICALE ! Et découvrez comment nous pouvons aider les peuples Indigènes !

Posted on October 22, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

photo: Renato Soares « Hey – Regardez nous Nous vous voyons Nous avons essayé de vous montrer Vous n’avez jamais pris la peine d’apprendre notre langue Vous regardiez toujours vers le bas Nous vous prévenons depuis le début a terre … Continue reading →

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El urbanismo y cambio climático amenazan la indispensable labor de las abejas — Stigmatis

Posted on October 22, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Por Paloma San Segundo.- Los plaguicidas, la pérdida de hábitat, el urbanismo desmesurado y el cambio climático están poniendo en riesgo la supervivencia de las mas de mil especies diferentes de abejas que existen en España, cuya conservación resulta crucial … Continue reading →

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PLEASE LISTEN TO THE YANOMAMI SHAMAN’S MESSAGE – THE PLEA OF THE RAINFOREST! – And discover how we can help Indigenous peoples!

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

photo: Renato Soares « Hey – Look at me We see you We tried to show you You never bothered to learn our language You were always looking down We’ve been warning you since the beginning The land is alive … Continue reading →

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Observatório do Mercúrio: plataforma que reúne estudos e informações sobre mercúrio e garimpo na região pan-amazônica — Ecoamazônia

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Ferramenta foi desenvolvida pelo WWF-Brasil, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Cincia (Centro de Innovación Científica Amazónica) e outras instituições As violentas invasões de garimpeiros em terras indígenas, como as sofridas pelo povo Munduruku, no Pará, e pelos Yanomami, em Roraima, não são … Continue reading →

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La Terra e le popolazioni Indigene stanno morendo per la nostra ossessione per l’oro! Per favori, Scegli il diritto alla vita rispetto ai profitti in oro e vanità!

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

foto: Barrick Gold Corporation L’oro è una reliquia coloniale che dobbiamo riconoscere con urgenza come essenzialmente priva di valore: la deforestazione, l’inquinamento e gli impatti catastrofici sull’acqua, sulla fauna selvatica e sulle comunità indigene sono principalmente per gioielli e prodotti … Continue reading →

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Monkey minds: what we can learn from primate personality — Palm Oil Detectives

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Carla Litchfield, University of South Australia Every human is different. Some are outgoing, while others are reserved and shy. Some are focused and diligent, while others are haphazard and unfussed. Some people are curious, others avoid novelty and enjoy their … Continue reading →

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¡La Tierra y los pueblos Indigenas se están muriendo por nuestra obsesión por el oro! Por favor, ¡Elige el derecho a la vida sobre las ganancias del oro y vanidad!

Posted on October 19, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

foto: Barrick Gold Corporation El oro es una reliquia colonial que debemos reconocer urgentemente como esencialmente sin valor: la deforestación, la contaminación y los impactos catastróficos en el agua, la vida silvestre y las comunidades indígenas son en su mayoría … Continue reading →

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