The archeology of signs: Resul JUSUFI'S Universe of contrololled Chaos Resul Jusufi-Painting as a Trace of Time

THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF SIGNS: RESUL JUSUFI’S UNIVERSE OF CONTROLLED CHAOSResul Jusufi – Painting as a Trace of Time

 and ThoughtResul Jusufi’s painting is built on a long process of reflection, in which gesture, mark, and layers of colour function as a visual archive of human experience. With an artistic practice spanning more than three decades, Jusufi has developed a consistent abstract language in which chaos and structure coexist in constant tension.Jusufi’s surfaces are never neutral: they are repeatedly violated, corrected, and rein scribed, turning the act of painting into a continuous negotiation between control and collapse. In his works, writing, numbers, and symbols do not function as direct semantic elements, but as mental traces—signs of an inner calculation of time, memory, and identity. Scratched lines, fragmented numbers, and unstable signs emerge and disappear beneath layers of paint, suggesting a language that is constantly forming and erasing itself. These elements create a space where painting does not represent reality, but rather the process of thinking about it.Colour in Jusufi’s work is expressive and layered. It does not seek decorative harmony, but emotional construction. Each layer covers, reveals, and rewrites the previous one, turning the canvas surface into an archaeological field of personal and collective experience. Without becoming illustrative, his work carries the psychological weight of displacement, repetition, and endurance—experiences shaped by both personal history and collective memory. This approach places his practice in dialogue with contemporary abstract expressionism and sign-based conceptual art.A fundamental element of Resul Jusufi’s painting is the sense of time. His works do not appear to be completed in a single moment, but as the result of an extended process, in which painterly decisions are conscious and mature. This gives his work a visual and intellectual density that resists quick readings. Rather than offering meaning as something stable, Jusufi’s paintings expose meaning as something fragile—constructed, interrupted, and constantly renegotiated.Within the context of international contemporary art, Jusufi positions himself as an artist who does not follow current trends, but instead builds a sustained practice closely connected to human experience and philosophical reflection on existence. His paintings function as spaces of dialogue, where the viewer is invited not to find answers, but to confront questions. In this sense, his painting does not ask to be consumed, but to be inhabited—slowly, attentively, and without certainty.In an era dominated by speed, images, and instant consumption, Resul Jusufi’s painting insists on duration—on the necessity of staying, reading, and remembering.About the ArtistResul Jusufi is an Albanian artist born in Kosovo. He lives and works in Austria and is a member of the association IG Bildende Kunst, Vienna.His career includes numerous international exhibitions. In 2024, he received the Gold Award at the Busan International Art Festival in South Korea. In 2025, his work “Art Saves the World” was presented in Times Square, New York. -