Éva Ostrowska
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Dating Fatigue

2023–ongoing

After the match, the mismatch.
These works explore the exhaustion of contemporary dating, the bodies left behind by the algorithm, the repetition of desire without resolution, the slow erosion of romantic hope. What remains when you’ve swiped through everyone?

Éva Ostrowska, When She's Home Alone but You Have Better Things to Do, monumental hand-woven tapestry about digital neglect in modern relationships, contemporary textile art about dating fatigue, 2023

When She’s Home Alone but You Have Better Things to Do

Tufted wool, hand embroidery and natural pigment dyed wool
190 × 120 cm
2023

Éva Ostrowska, Last Night Eugene Spent the Evening Waiting for Her Text, tufted wool tapestry on bear-skin-shaped fake fur depicting a man scrolling his phone while lying down, contemporary textile art about digital distraction and modern intimacy

Last Night Eugene Spent the Evening Waiting for Her Text

Tufted wool, hand embroidery and fake fur
220 × 160 cm

Éva Ostrowska, Sex Red Wine Cigarettes and Notifications from Your Ex-Girlfriend, large-scale tufted wool and fake fur tapestry depicting an intimate scene with a phone showing ex notifications, contemporary textile art about digital distraction and dating fatigue, 170 × 170 cm, 2023

Sex, Red Wine, Cigarettes and Notifications from Your Ex-Girlfriend

Tufted wool, hand embroidery and fake fur
170 × 170 cm
2023

Éva Ostrowska, I Did It, tufted wool and fake fur tapestry showing a couple embracing under a starry sky with text message bubbles about resisting temptation, contemporary textile art about late-night digital dating dilemmas, 380 × 180 cm, 2023

I Did It

Tufted wool, hand embroidery and fake fur
380 × 180 cm
2023

Éva Ostrowska, Trust Issues in the AI Era, hand-tufted wool tapestry exploring distrust and vulnerability in human-AI relationships, contemporary textile art about artificial intelligence and emotional skepticism, 2023

Trust Issues in the AI Era

Tufted wool and hand embroidery
62 × 55 cm
2023

Éva Ostrowska, Dating in Your 30s, embroidered wool tapestry depicting a couple in bed both dreaming of their ex-partners, contemporary textile art about modern dating fatigue and romantic nostalgia, 65 × 65 cm, 2023

Dating in Your 30s

Tufted wool and hand embroidery
65 × 65 cm
2023

Éva Ostrowska, Heterosexuality Nowadays, felted wool textile artwork depicting couples embracing with thought bubbles revealing inner doubts and distractions, contemporary fiber art about modern heterosexual relationships and dating fatigue, 2024

Heterosexuality Nowadays

Felted merino wool, natural pigment dyed wool
89 × 65 cm
2024

Éva Ostrowska, Dating Detox, tufted wool contemporary textile art about taking a break from dating culture

Dating Detox

Felted merino wool, natural pigment dyed wool
175 × 82 cm
2024

Éva Ostrowska, Is AI Trying to Tell Me Something?, hand-tufted wool tapestry questioning artificial intelligence emotional awareness, contemporary fiber art about AI companionship, 122 × 72 cm, 2023

Is AI Trying to Tell Me Something?

Hand-tufted wool and hand embroidery
122 × 72 cm
2023

Éva Ostrowska, We Call It Nothing, tufted wool tapestry depicting two hands holding on a blue background, contemporary textile art about undefined relationships and emotional ambiguity in modern dating

We Call It Nothing

Tufted wool and hand embroidery
75 × 58 cm

Éva Ostrowska, Who Says Men Can't Multitask, tufted wool and fake fur tapestry showing a man texting multiple women while in bed, contemporary textile art about digital infidelity and dating fatigue, 2024

Who Says Men Can’t Multitask

Tufted wool, hand embroidery and fake fur
190 × 168 cm
2024

Éva Ostrowska, Married People Identifying Themselves as Single, tufted wool triptych depicting three intimate scenes of hands holding cocktails clinking and a couple kissing, contemporary textile art about infidelity and dishonesty in modern dating culture

Married People Identifying Themselves as Single

Tufted wool and hand embroidery
Various sizes
2023

Éva Ostrowska, Makes Me Sad for Him Though, contemporary textile art about empathy and vulnerability in modern dating culture

Makes Me Sad for Him Though

Tufted wool and hand embroidery
72 × 59 cm
2024

Éva Ostrowska, Almost, contemporary textile art about dating fatigue and emotional indifference in modern relationships

Almost

Knitted wool and hand embroidery
70 × 42 cm
2025