Otto E Mezzo 1970

This image, "Otto E Mezzo" by Erro, is a wild ride of cultural debris. I imagine Erro in his studio, surrounded by piles of magazines, scissors in hand, constructing a visual cacophony. The canvas becomes a playground for bizarre juxtapositions. Babies, cosmonauts, and cartoon characters collide in a hyper-saturated dreamscape. Is that a piglet peering out from behind a picture frame? What does it all mean? Probably nothing... or everything! Erro’s work reminds me of other artists like Sigmar Polke and Martha Rosler, who used collage and appropriation to critique consumer culture and question the media’s impact on our perceptions of reality. But Erro takes it to another level. In its own way, Erro's manic energy is totally infectious!