Justine Otto

Justine Otto(b.1974, Poland) reinterprets historical imagery to interrogate the human condition and the dynamics of collective behavior. His practice centers on a critical examination of socially constructed power systems and collective psychology, exposing recurrent patterns of prejudice and categorization across historical and contemporary contexts. Eschewing direct reproduction, his paintings integrate the visual vocabularies of both historical and modern art, generating structures where abstraction and figuration converge. Otto employs a range of experimental techniques—including spray application, scraping, spatula work, and stamping—sustaining an ongoing material inquiry that deepens the formal and expressive capacities of his work.