RE: I’m Your Biggest Fan
thoroughness & comprehension (plus) • creativity (plus!) • use of platform (plus)
this is a memorable in-depth interview that deals with heavy artistic and relatable topics, but never trails off.
i love the title of this. it alludes to a tv-esque fandom, and works on multiple levels of you, as-author, as-fan, tv-as-art, artist-as-fan etc. the nutgraph leaves much to be desired, but that’s because in the real world, someone else would write it, and distill these lovely ideas into a juicy prelude.
this is structured like a magazine interview, which has its benefits and setbacks.
the intro sets the stage perfectly, and is reminiscent of one you’d see in print, but the lack of italicization and use of the large ellipses to separate it from the larger body is slightly confusing. the Q&A format with the only bolded initials is SUCH a magazine thing, and unfortunately lets the text run together in my eyes (i’m dyslexic, so these are honestly a personal critique thing) but these are aesthetic choices that you are free to make. but it’s good to keep in mind your audience, and the dreadful task of reading online vs. print. it’s functional stylization/punctuation, and you’re consistent, which is really all that matters.
the opening image is perfect, and allows us to get a taste of the art/ist before you talk about them, but the continued use of the stitched images is slightly distracting. i would remove either the alyson h. one, or the angel one. you perfectly transition to a different piece of art, but the continuation of the art you previously talked about is redundant, and the space could be used to place on of stacia’s other works that talks about “collection” or “repetition” with a more enlightening caption, instead of eating up your word count. ending with one of the cross-stiches works very well, though.
your images are linked accordingly, consistently, and properly, THANK YOU. and i love the link to IMWYWITM punctuates the piece and allows you to seamlessly transition.
your personal voice is heard throughout this piece which is great, but if you need to cut words (for a print publication) i would take out some of the language of your BM questions, and that way, when you say “here’s my moment of fandom” it would POP more.
your repertoire on television criticism is an untouched subject, and i’m excited to see what you’ll do with it. (hi thesis! how are you?!)
