The Principles of Uncertainty
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (794 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 159420134X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Is it philosophy? Art? Memoir? Travel? Sociology? The answer is All of the Above (and more). --Brad Thomas Parsons. And much like its multi-talented creator--who has illustrated children's books and New Yorker covers and collaborated on fashion projects with Kate Spade and Isaac Mizrahi--her new book, The Principles of Uncertainty, defies easy classification. Best of the Month, Octhober 2007: In 2005 Maira Kalman brought a fresh vision to Strunk and White's The Elements of Style, filling the pages of the reference classic with her whimsical illustrations. This charming collection of text, paintings, and photography presents a "profusely illustrated" year in a life, with illustrated musings that range from a young Nabokov "sitting innocently and elegantly in a red chair" to two stuffed
"The rewards & revelations of uncertainty." according to meeah. This is an irresistibly charming book. The quirky art & the naked perplexity of the author as she confronts life—its tragedies & its mitigating, if bittersweet pleasures--is honest and down-to-earth. Kalman reminds me a lot of Lynda Barry. Neither artist is concerned about looking or sounding profound or sophisticated. They both respond to the world the way we all do when we strip away our pretensions and our intellectualism and admit our ignorance, our fallibility, our wonder, and our fea. One of my all time favorite books I can't believe I didn't review this previously, as I've reviewed other books of Maira's and this may well be my favorite - certainly it was my first of her adult books. When I opened it in the bookstore I was so enchanted I bought it without even checking the price! I only knew I couldn't wait to take it home and I did and then I bought 3 more and have given them to special people who deserve them. Not everyone you know deserves Maira Kalman, certainly not everyone I know does, but those who do. the author offers us a way to capture fleeting moments of joy in a world where sorrow often lies not far Diane U This is an extraordinary book. Through the unusual medium of seemingly simple but powerful pictures and small pithy segments of text, the author offers us a way to capture fleeting moments of joy in a world where sorrow often lies not far beneath the surface. Kalman brings us into her special universe of oddities, the honey cake with which her family celebrates holidays, her oddball box collection, hats people wear, bizarre hairdos. She invites us to make our own serendipitous mental collection
The tremendous success of Kalman's 2005 illustrated edition of Strunk and White's The Elements of Style established her as an original, inspirational voice, and the quirky, hilarious, heartbreaking style of The Principles of Uncertainty reveals Maira Kalman for what she truly is: a national treasure.. The Principles of Uncertainty is an irresistible invitation to experience life through the psyche of Maira Kalman, one of this country's most beloved artists. Her brilliant, whimsical paintings, ideas, and images-which initially appear random-u