Ellipses, semicolon? Quotes!

[Carriek528]

i'm writing a paper for my art history class and am having a serious problem that is nowhere to be found on the internet (except here, i hope).

i have a quote and used an ellipses to omit the part that i didn't want to include.
the sentence then picks up again, but i think it would sound better/be more grammatically correct if there was a semicolon or a colon.

take a look. here's the original quote:

"As a result, the work of art is seen less as a unique object made by a particular person and more as an object that someone stamps or signs off on. The artists becomes a kind of brand name, labeling his product."

[later on in the same paragraph:]

"In accordance with this shift, the work of art is no longer viewed as a screen to an inside... [omit 3 unnecessary clauses]... but rather as an avatar, emblem or logo"

here's the sentence i'm trying to write. i know it is not correct.

Subsequently, the sui generis nature of the piece once created by an individual becomes merely "an object that someone stamps off on...[*]... an avatar, emblem, or logo" representing the brand name or artist.

should there be something where the asterisk is placed? it looks and sounds funny.

please help.

in gratitude,
- "a desperate student"

p.s. i know this is an obnoxiously long post. so whoever even reads it, thank you for taking the time to do so. happy holidays.

[Mister Micawber]

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Just lump everything into the one ellipse, but I think you need 'as':

Subsequently, the sui generis nature of the piece once created by an individual becomes merely "an object that someone stamps off on...as an avatar, emblem, or logo" representing the brand name or artist.
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