How did Futurism and Cubism influence Dada artists?

The Dada movement, which emerged in the early 20th century as a reaction against the rationalism and bourgeois values associated with World War I, drew significant inspiration from the iconoclasm of Cubism and the polemical tactics of Futurism.1

Influence of Cubism

Dada artists were heavily influenced by the Cubist development of collage. By incorporating "found" materials—such as newspaper, fabric, and bits of rubbish—into their works, Dadaists expanded upon the Cubist technique of pasting foreign materials onto a canvas. While Cubists used these elements to create abstract or semi-abstract compositions, Dadaists utilized them to construct irrational, "fantastic" objects and assemblages that rejected traditional artistic conventions.23

Influence of Futurism

Dadaists adopted the aggressive, provocative, and polemical tactics pioneered by the Futurists to challenge the art establishment and "shock the bourgeois" (épater les bourgeois). Like the Futurists, Dada artists utilized manifestos, public meetings, and mixed-media events to express their disdain for traditional cultural institutions. Furthermore, the Dadaist interest in movement and the potential for kinetic art was influenced by the Futurist fascination with the dynamism of modern life and machinery.145