Cubism is not a formula, it is not a school. Cubism is a philosophy, a point of view in the universe. It is like standing at a certain point on a mou… - Jacques Lipchitz

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Cubism is not a formula, it is not a school. Cubism is a philosophy, a point of view in the universe. It is like standing at a certain point on a mountain and looking around. If you go higher, things will look different; if you go lower, again they will look different. It is a point of view.

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About Jacques Lipchitz

(22 August [O.S. 10 August] 1891 – May 16, 1973) was an American cubist sculptor.

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Alternative Names: Zák Lifshits Jakoff Lipschitz Chaïm Jacob Lipchitz Žak Lifshits Jacques Lipschitz Jakoff Lipchitz Chaim Jacob Lipchitz Žak Lipšic Chaim Jakob Lipsic Zak Lifshits lipschitz Lipchitz jacques lipschitz Jakub Lipszyc
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