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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.

Fantasy-Adventure tales of Yanomami life in the Amazon Rainforest! – NOW ON KINDLE in ENGLISH, ESPAÑOL, FRANÇAIS ! -“Amazon Rainforest Magic” y “La Magia de la Amazonia” et “La Magie de l’Amazonie” – ages 8 to 100!

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

For more Volume 1 details – in the USA, please click here: https://goo.GL/VmexDS Amazon Rainforest Magic: The adventures of Meromi, a Yanomami girl (Volume 2) – front and back covers For more Volume 2 details – in the USA, please … Continue reading →

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Wild Hamsters Thriving in Viennese Graveyards I Coexistence I BBC Earth — msamba

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

These tiny mammals are critically endangered, but are learning to thrive in these vast cemeteries, on a diet of calorific candle wax and fresh flowers. Animals are learning to survive and thrive in one very surprising habitat – cities. Join … Continue reading →

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Cosa sta vendendo quest’uomo? – Cartier ha comprato un po’ – anche tu?

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

Pedro Perez Miranda, detto anche “Pietro Ferrari” Chiunque pensi di acquistare o utilizzare oro dovrebbe dare un’occhiata all’episodio “Dirty Gold” della straordinaria serie antologica di documentari di Netflix, “Dirty Money”! È una vera versione di “Narcos”! Ferrari è stato uno … Continue reading →

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Mineras canadienses en México y América Latina: La Conquista del siglo XX que continúa — Observatorio de Conflictos Mineros de América Latina

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

Las industrias mineras que han operado en México y América desde el siglo XX han causado conflictos en múltiples pueblos; su forma de ‘trabajo’ es similar a un proceso de ‘conquista’ a países tribales La operación de las mineras canadienses … Continue reading →

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¿Qué vende este hombre? – Cartier compró algunos, ¿tú también?

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

Pedro Pérez Miranda, también conocido como “Peter Ferrari” ¡Cualquiera que esté pensando en comprar o usar oro debería ver el episodio “Dirty Gold” de la extraordinaria serie de antología documental de Netflix, “Dirty Money”! ¡Es una versión real de “Narcos”! … Continue reading →

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Black Bearded Saki Chiropotes satanas — Palm Oil Detectives

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

Posted on August 28, 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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¿Colón engañó al Rey catolico? — Andando tras tu encuentro…

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

Posted on August 27, 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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Declare ‘peak Poultry’ To Save Jaguars, Experts Tell Ministers – Todayuknews

Posted on August 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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