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It is necessary that the object that the artist is shaping, whether it be a vase of clay or a fishing boat, be significant of something other than itself. this object must be a sign as well as an object; a meaning must animate it, and make it say more than it is.
-Jacques Maritain
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It Is Necessary That The Object That

Jacques Maritain
It is necessary that the object that the artist is shaping, whether it be a vase of clay or a fishing boat, be significant of something other than itself. this object must be a sign as well as an object; a meaning must animate it, and make it say more than it is.
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