Early concept art for Splice showing Dren (2000?) by Vincenzo Natali references Salvador Dali's "Daddy Longlegs of the Evening - Hope!'" (1940)?

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Salvador Dali's "Daddy Longlegs of the evening - Hope!"

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Splice: Early concept art for Dren by Vincenzo Natali 

a) A piece of concept art for Splice showing an early version of Dren (2000?) by Vincenzo Natali.

A piece of concept art for Splice showing an early
version of Dren (2000?) by Vincenzo Natali.
(source https://www.vincenzo-natali.com)

b) Salvador Dali's "Daddy Longlegs of the Evening - Hope!'" (1940)

Salvador Dali's "Daddy Longlegs of the Evening - Hope!'" (1940)

c) The body draped over the tree branch next to the back and tail of the creature, and perhaps the ink pots have become nodules on the back of the creature's spine

d) Ink pots become the nodules on the spine while the breast becomes the shoulder

e) The cello becomes the leg, while the tree trunk becomes the tail