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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.

O GENOCÍDIO dos YANOMAMI e a MORTE da NATUREZA por Mercadorias de Ouro e Diamantes e a ARTE DE LAVAGEM VERDE pelos COMERCIANTES DE OURO em suas próprias palavras… 2024

As butiques Cartier vendem joias, relógios e acessórios de luxo exclusivos em ouro e diamantes desde 1847 – foto: Cartier “As coisas estão ruins desde 2015, quando o preço do ouro começou a subir. A vida Yanomami está atrelada ao … Continue reading

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Activists’ Suicides Indicate a Wave of Climate “Doomerism” — Mother Jones

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It was a stunning, grisly act. A man, a climate activist and Buddhist, had set himself on fire on the steps of the US supreme court. … Continue reading

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Le GENOCIDE des YANOMAMI et la MORT de la NATURE pour les marchandises d’or et de diamants et L’ART de l’éco-blanchiment par les MARCHANDS d’OR dans leurs propres mots… 2024 !

Les boutiques Cartier vendent leurs bijoux, montres et accessoires de luxe en or et diamants depuis 1847 – photo : Cartier “Les choses vont mal depuis 2015, lorsque le prix de l’or a commencé à augmenter. La vie des Yanomami … Continue reading

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Koalas Declared Endangered After “Shockingly Fast Decline”! — Mother Jones

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Australian government has officially listed the… 744 more words Koalas Declared Endangered After “Shockingly Fast Decline” — Mother Jones

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The GENOCIDE of the YANOMAMI and the DEATH of NATURE for Gold and Diamond Merchandise – The ART of GREENWASHING by the MERCHANTS of GOLD – in their own words – 2024!

Cartier shops have been selling their signature luxury gold and diamond jewelry, watches and accessories since 1847 – photo: Cartier “Things have been bad since 2015, when the price of gold started to rise. The life of the Yanomami is … Continue reading

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Study Finds Arctic Plants Are Thriving. That Could Be a Problem! — Mother Jones

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Antarctica’s two native flowering plants are spreading rapidly as temperatures warm, according to the first study to show changes in fragile polar ecosystems have accelerated … Continue reading

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Il vero costo dei tuoi gioielli: i cartelli riciclano il denaro della droga vendendo oro insanguinato a Cartier e ad altri nel settore del lusso, nonché ai negozi di oro scontato, e lo Yanomami e altri popoli Indigeni sta pagando il prezzo!

L’oro illegale è il modo più redditizio per i cartelli della droga, i gruppi terroristici, i trafficanti di armi, la mafia, i banchieri senza scrupoli e i commercianti e mediatori di oro internazionali per riciclare denaro perché a differenza della … Continue reading

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Los Indígenas del Catatumbo se unen en defensa de la “Ishtana” y la armonía — Stigmatis

Tibú (Colombia) | 16 may 2022 El pueblo Barí, una de las comunidades indígenas de la región colombiana del Catatumbo, decidió salir de sus resguardos en la espesura de la selva para reclamar sus derechos a vivir en armonía con … Continue reading

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El verdadero costo de sus joyas: los cárteles lavan el dinero de las drogas vendiendo ORO DE SANGRE a Cartier y otros en la industria del lujo, así como también a tiendas de descuento en oro, ¡y los Yanomami y otros comunidades Indígenas están pagando el precio!

El oro ilegal es la forma más lucrativa para que los carteles de la droga, los grupos terroristas, los traficantes de armas, la mafia, los banqueros sin escrúpulos y los comerciantes y corredores internacionales de oro puedan lavar dinero. porque … Continue reading

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The Plastics Industry Says It Has a Clever Solution to the Plastics Crisis? — Mother Jones

Every week, carefully sorted piles of plastic waste adorn curbsides across the country, waiting for pickup. It once went overseas, but now China and other former importers have banned or imposed prohibitive costs on shipments, having concluded there is little … Continue reading

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