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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.

« In the absence of the sacred, everything is for sale. » — Barbara Crane Navarro — Ned Hamson’s Second Line View of the News

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

Rainforest near tepui Yapacana along the Orinoco river, Amazonas, Venezuela – photo: Barbara Crane Navarro Originally posted on Barbara Crane Navarro: «?The environnent isn’t over here. The environment isn’t over there. You are the environment. What you people call your … Continue reading →

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Human Zoos — Stigmatis

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

In the late 1800s and until 1958, colonial exhibits were popular in the western world — exhibits that not only showcased artifacts but actual people. In the era before cinema, these shows allowed westerners to see the foreigners they’d only … Continue reading →

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Here are 13 Reasons Why You Should Boycott Gold For The Yanomami and ALL Indigenous People! — Palm Oil Detectives

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

Hunger for Gold in the Global North is fueling a living hell in the Global South. Here are 20 reasons why you should #BoycottGold4Yanomami 13 Reasons Why You Should Boycott Gold For The Yanomami People — Palm Oil Detectives

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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 August 23, 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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Estudo: Desmatamento zero é melhor chance do Brasil avançar em performance climática!

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

Relatório de Transparência Climática mostra matriz energética mais suja e dinheiro público financiando combustíveis fósseis A rápida redução do desmatamento para zero é uma das oportunidades mais importantes para o Brasil melhorar sua ação climática, de acordo com a mais … Continue reading →

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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 August 22, 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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Intoxicação por agrotóxicos mata um brasileiro a cada 2 dias!

Posted on August 22, 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 August 21, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

foto: Renato Soares « Ei – olhe para nós!Nós vemos vocêTentamos te mostrarVocê nunca se preocupou em aprender nossa línguaVocê estava sempre olhando para baixoAvisamos desde o inícioA terra está vivaEsta terra somos nósTodos nósVoce queria as pedrasOuroSuas coisas brilhantesTítulos – … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Upcycling — Then and Now

Posted on August 21, 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 August 20, 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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