Composizione (Paesaggio) Dada n. 3 (o n. 2) 1921

Julius Evola made this Dada landscape using pastels. The piece has a kind of dreamlike quality, but also a real structure, like a building. The colors are pale, almost like a faded memory, but they create a real sense of depth. You’ve got these geometric shapes, like rectangles and triangles, but then there are these biomorphic forms floating around, like some kind of strange biology. The pastel gives it a soft, almost blurry texture. It feels like looking at something through a mist. Look at that squiggly line near the top – it's so playful and free, it's like a doodle in the middle of a serious composition. Evola really has a light touch and sense of humour. You could almost imagine Kurt Schwitters making something like this, but maybe with a bit more collage. It’s a great reminder that art doesn't always have to make sense, sometimes it just has to feel right.