The Principles of Uncertainty
by Maira Kalman
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Author: Maira KalmanEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-18
ISBN: 159420134X
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The
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- ISBN13: 9781594201349
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Book Review: the principles of uncertainty
Summary: 5 Stars
A beautiful reflection on life and loss, love and death, things and dispersal, not-things or not-yet-things and collections. And, unlike the previous sentence, it is not trite or maudlin, but spunky and funny and heart-wrenching. The paintings and the drawings and the photos, the handwriting and the embroidery and the typewriting reflect and re-emphasize the theme of the work demonstrating again that the profound is to be found in the mundane and the mundane in the profound: "We could speak about the meaning of life vis-a-vis non-consequential/deontological theories, apodictic transformation schemata, the incoherence of exemplification, metaphysical realism, cartesian interactive dualism, revised non reductive dualism, postmodernist grammatology nd dicey dichotomies. But we would still be left with Nietzsche's preposterous mustche which instills great anguish and skepticism in the brain, which leads (as it did in his case) to utter madness. I suggest we go to paris instead." A pleasure to read from the cover and front flap to the index and appendix.
Summary of The Principles of Uncertainty
Maira Kalman paints her highly personal worldview in an inimitable combination of image and text.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. The result is a book that is part personal narrative, part documentary, part travelogue, part chapbook, and all Kalman. Her brilliant, whimsical paintings, ideas, and images-which initially appear random-ultimately form an intricately interconnected worldview, an idiosyncratic inner monologue. Kalman contends with some existential questions-What is identity? What is happiness? Why do we fight wars? And then, of course, death, love, and candy (not necessarily in that order).
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.
Amazon 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. 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. Is it philosophy? Art? Memoir? Travel? Sociology? The answer is All of the Above (and more). 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 rabbits in the window at Paris's Deyrolles taxidermy to Kitty Carlisle Hart at home in her "pearly pink palace." Delightful, inspiring, and often very moving, this little charmer is a a book you might find nestled on Wes Anderson's coffee table. --Brad Thomas Parsons
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