Press
UNION BULLETIN, Seattle Times
UNION BULLETIN, Seattle Times
UNION BULLETIN, Seattle Times
For two months, unbeknownst to the tourists and locals walking down Main Street, Dez’Mon Omega Fair, a recent arrival to Walla Walla, painted late into the night behind the locked doors of the closed Liberty Theater. Evening after evening, as the town around him slowly quieted and the hot summer sun slipped over the horizon, he turned the
For two months, unbeknownst to the tourists and locals walking down Main Street, Dez’Mon Omega Fair, a recent arrival to Walla Walla, painted late into the night behind the locked doors of the closed Liberty Theater. Evening after evening, as the town around him slowly quieted and the hot summer sun slipped over the horizon, he turned the 105-year-old building into a sanctuary of color. On Aug. 28, a warm Sunday night, private guests dressed all in black filed almost solemnly into the lobby, walked into the historic auditorium, and entered into the world that Fair had built.There was a performance: interpretive dance, body painting, music, poetry.And by the next day, Fair got to work removing the entire months-long project from the walls of the Liberty. Like a flower bud that hangs for a season and blooms for a single day, it was here, and then it was gone. FULL ARTICLE
Film & Video Poetry Society
UNION BULLETIN, Seattle Times
UNION BULLETIN, Seattle Times
The 2019 Film and Video Poetry Symposium was our first program with an artist in residence. Poet and performance artist Dez’Mon Omega Fair not only trailblazed a structure for future residencies, but also presented groundbreaking content.
Fair’s videopoetry series “After Grace” was presented at The Los Angeles Center for Digital Art in si
The 2019 Film and Video Poetry Symposium was our first program with an artist in residence. Poet and performance artist Dez’Mon Omega Fair not only trailblazed a structure for future residencies, but also presented groundbreaking content.
Fair’s videopoetry series “After Grace” was presented at The Los Angeles Center for Digital Art in situ with his piece “At The Cross”, an assemblage of ink on washi paper, poetic text, and found objects spanning a 12 by 12 foot wall for our gallery program “Analog Sun, Digital Moon”.
Visual artist and filmmaker Avital Oehler interviewed Dez’Mon about the creative process for both his poetry and work as a painter. The following exchange between the artists began on May 17, 2019 and ended June 29, 2019. This article was edited then finalized on June 19, 2020. FULL INTERVIEW
South Seattle Emerald
UNION BULLETIN, Seattle Times
South Seattle Emerald
In one of Wa Na Wari’s upstairs galleries, visitors are greeted by poet and artist Dez’Mon Omega Fair’s immersive video installation. The entire room is covered in paint-splattered canvas. Dozens of watercolor paintings on rice paper are scattered across the floor and haphazardly taped to the walls with printouts of Fair’s poems squished
In one of Wa Na Wari’s upstairs galleries, visitors are greeted by poet and artist Dez’Mon Omega Fair’s immersive video installation. The entire room is covered in paint-splattered canvas. Dozens of watercolor paintings on rice paper are scattered across the floor and haphazardly taped to the walls with printouts of Fair’s poems squished in between them. It’s a cozy yet frenetic space that feels like stepping directly into the artist’s mind. “There’s a lot going on [in this space], but then little messages come out, and that’s indicative of how people think,” they said in a recent interview. “We’re all trying to piece together what’s happening in our brain and trying to bring words to it. Language fails us all the time” In the middle of the space, a covered couch is available for viewers to sit on and watch his short film, “Prayer III.” FULL ARTICLE