The Spinning Top
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The Spinning Top is a Salvador Dalí double-image painting that exemplifies his surrealist technique of embedding multiple, shifting images within a single composition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Spinning Top canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| artForm | painting ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | surrealist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dalí’s optical illusion paintings
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Salvador Dalí double-image works ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| creator | Salvador Dalí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| depicts | spinning top ⓘ |
| genre | Surrealism ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ambiguous imagery
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embedded images ⓘ shifting images ⓘ surreal composition ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
ambiguous figures
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optical illusion imagery ⓘ surreal imagery ⓘ |
| hasTechnique |
double image
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multiple images in one composition ⓘ optical illusion ⓘ visual ambiguity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Surrealist interest in the unconscious
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optical illusion traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium | oil painting ⓘ |
| movement | Surrealist art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of multiple readings in one image
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surrealist visual experimentation ⓘ use of double-image technique ⓘ |
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