Origin: Turin, Italy
Currently Exhibiting in: New York City
Social Media: Instagram
Bio:
Giuseppe Eva, a 25-year-old artist from Turin, Italy, discovered the healing power of art at a young age. His artistic journey began during a difficult period in his teenage years, when a broken collarbone and the sting of unrequited love led him to seek refuge in painting. What started as a way to process his emotions quickly transformed into a lifelong passion, where art became a means of self-expression and introspection. Through his work, Giuseppe explores themes of love, vulnerability, and the hidden complexities of human emotions.
Guided by a desire to confront and communicate emotional struggles, Giuseppe’s art serves as a space to process experiences and transform pain into visual storytelling. His pieces reflect the raw, unfiltered aspects of life, often focusing on the tension between emotional healing and unresolved grief.
Featured Artwork at Bushwick Gallery
Fixed Love
- Year of Creation: 2025
- Medium: Acrylic paint
- Dimensions: 70 x 50 x 3 cm
- Price: $900 USD
Description:
Fixed Love explores the duality of trying to “repair” a broken relationship and the unintended consequences of artificial attempts to mend emotional bonds. Giuseppe plays with the double meaning of the word “fixed,” signifying both repair and falsification. The painting portrays the distorted result of clinging to love that has expired, suggesting that these attempts to “fix” things often lead to deeper wounds and emotional damage.
Through unsettling forms, layered textures, and expressive acrylic strokes, the artwork captures the discomfort and complexity of forcing something to work when its natural life has already ended. The distorted imagery invites viewers to confront their own experiences with love, healing, and the ways we often mask pain in order to avoid heartbreak.
Exhibition Information
Exhibition Title: Love and Heartbreak: A Duality
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 13 / 6PM-8PM
Exhibition Dates: February 13 – February 20
Theme: This exhibition delves into the emotional extremes of relationships, juxtaposing the bliss of love with the agony of heartbreak. Giuseppe Eva’s Fixed Love brings a poignant perspective to the theme, illustrating the danger of artificial emotional repair and the hidden pain that lies beneath. The piece serves as a powerful commentary on the fragility of human relationships and the lasting consequences of unresolved emotional wounds.
Guided audio experience
For accessibility, the full video transcript is provided below for those who prefer to read or are unable to listen.
“Love is not meant to be fixed. And yet, how often do we try? Holding onto the edges of something fractured, desperate to force it back together. But some things, once broken, are never the same. Fixed Love by Giuseppe Eva is not just a painting—it is an autopsy of a love that refused to end, even when it already had.”
“The canvas itself is wounded—deep incisions carve through the paint, jagged voids where something once was. Dark tones of maroon and black stain the surface, like bruises that never fully heal. A thin wire stretches across, holding it together, but barely. This is not repair. This is restraint. The question remains: Is it being stitched back together, or is it being held hostage?”
“Eva plays with the duality of the word ‘fixed’—to repair, but also to falsify. To pretend that something is whole when, in reality, it is beyond saving. The rough textures, the violent brushstrokes, the sense of something restrained rather than healed—it all speaks to the futile act of forcing love to remain when it has already slipped away.”
“There is an unsettling beauty in this. A reminder that love, when held too tightly, can become something else entirely—something sharp, something unrecognizable. And yet, the attempt is inevitable. We always try.”
“What have you held onto for too long? What have you tried to mend that was never meant to be whole again? Sometimes, the bravest thing to do is let go.”