The Dadaists were an unconventional group of artists who used their art to rebel against civilization in the early twentieth century. They experimented with a variety of media and often used machines as themes in their artwork. Dadaist artist Kurt Schwitters incorporated city refuse into his collages, including bus tickets, newspapers, cartons, and bits of wood and metal. Francis Picabia created nonsensical machinery in his paintings, and in "Parade Amoureuse," he uses symbolism to satirize bourgeois society. In this article, students create their own nonsensical scenes. (Contains 1 online resource.)