# Dada × Surrealism — composed image prompt # IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=dada+surrealism # Dada carries the structure. Surrealism appear as accents, each further back than the last. # Style descriptors only. Never imitates a specific artist, studio, brand or work. An original image that takes its structure from Dada (Style, 1916–1920s) and its accent from Surrealism (Style, 1924–1950s). Structural cues: Rotated type; Fragments of sound; Collisions of scale; Unbalanced margins. Accent cues, used sparingly: Dépaysement; Dream perspective; Objects transformed; Precision serving absurdity. Composition: Keep one reading path; rotate and sever the rest. Type and lettering: Collide weights, directions and cases in one plane. Let one material quality come from the second style: Realist rendering and smooth finish, so technique carries the strangeness. Mood: Rebellion, Play, Exhilaration, Calm. Color: build on #efe6d0, #d7362f, #161513 with a single accent drawn from #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615. Constraints: do not imitate, reference or name any specific artist, studio, brand, character or copyrighted work. Produce an original composition in the general period languages described above. # Where the two fight # - Both belong to Avant-garde, so the difference is small. Push the roles further apart than feels comfortable. # Cautions carried from each entry # - Dada: Not decorative messiness. Decide which authority or custom you are objecting to. # - Surrealism: Multiplying strange combinations dilutes each individual shock, and the result is merely a decorative photomontage. # Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/dada/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/surrealism/design.md