PinnedLaura MarlandinILLUMINATIONAI-Generated Imagery Is Not Art. An Art Historian Can Tell Us WhyJul 10Jul 10
Laura MarlandIn the Country of the Truly OldThis milestone birthday is nothing like the ones before. It may be better.15h ago15h ago
Laura MarlandinILLUMINATIONWhy I Will Never Leave MinnesotaEven though we’re about to lose Tim WalzAug 211Aug 211
Laura MarlandinILLUMINATIONIf You Think This Is An Exaggeration, Check Out Project 2025Sure, Republicans, bring on the reversal of a century of progress. We’re down for it.Jul 23Jul 23
Laura MarlandinILLUMINATIONSpoon-Feeding My FatherThoughts on age, written on my 70th birthday Jul 151Jul 151
Laura MarlandinILLUMINATIONAI-Generated Imagery Vs. Photoshopped Photography: What’s the Difference?I worry that a backlash against AI-generated imagery will call digital art photography into question.Jul 123Jul 123
Laura MarlandinAlternative PerspectivesI’ve Been Fat and I’ve Been Thin. Thin Is Better.Luckily, I was born too soon for the Fat Acceptance Movement. If I hadn’t been, I’d be dead.Dec 29, 20212Dec 29, 20212
Laura MarlandSavage Beauty: The Arctic SublimeAre all landscapes that draw the eye pleasing? Or are some of them fearsome?Dec 7, 2021Dec 7, 2021
Laura MarlandinILLUMINATIONDaybreak at the Warming CenterIt’s 4:37 a.m. at the Warming Center on April 1, 2021. Outside, the wind howls through the alleys of Duluth, Minnesota and the temperature…Oct 28, 20213Oct 28, 20213
Laura MarlandinILLUMINATIONHeaven and Hell in Northern MinnesotaThe story of the 2021 Greenwood Lake Fire, which burned 41 square miles of the Superior National Forest in Minnesota. What does it mean for…Oct 8, 20212Oct 8, 20212