Yuni R. P - Flores y té junto a la ventana

YUNI R. P.'s painting is built from a direct, physical relationship with matter. Working mainly in oil on canvas and discarding the brush in favor of the spatula, the artist develops a pictorial surface where color is not limited to describing the image: it acquires volume, direction and movement.

The spatula allows him to deposit, drag and overpaint the oil through broad and decisive gestures. From this procedure arise surfaces of considerable material-chromatic richness, where colors are partially on the canvas without entirely losing their individuality. This feature constitutes one of the most recognizable elements of his language: intense blues, turquoises, solar yellows, oranges, reds and whites appear faced and intermingled in a palette of great luminosity.

Although his production includes landscapes, gardens, figures and urban scenes, in recent years the sea has become one of the great axes of his painting. Sails, ports, coasts, reflections and horizons appear repeatedly, transformed by a gaze that privileges sensory experience over meticulous description. His residence in Havana and the daily proximity to the coastal landscape thus find a natural reflection in his imagination.

Formally, his work dialogues with certain principles of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism: capturing the changing light, chromatic fragmentation and the will to transmit an impression rather than a photographic reproduction of the subject. In some of his seascapes one can even perceive an affinity with Joaquín Sorolla's luminous tradition, particularly in the interest in the radiance of the water and in the way whites, blues and yellows turn the marine surface into a space of light. It is not about imitation, but an affinity within a long tradition of artists fascinated by the relationship between sea, color and luminosity.

However, YUNI R. P. takes that tradition toward a more materially emphatic painting. The imprint of the spatula remains visible and turns each plane of color into a small structure. Up close, the painting can brush against abstraction; from a distance, those patches and directions reorganize again as sails, reflections, vegetation, figures or horizons. That tension between abstraction and representation is one of the most attractive aspects of his work.

Photographs can barely convey this character in full. In front of the canvas, the relief of the oil and the changes produced by the incidence of light give the works a presence and a depth that exceed the two-dimensional image. The result is an immediate, vital and recognizable painting, characterized by a strong chromatic energy and by a deeply optimistic vision of the landscape.

The public trajectory of Yuniesky Rodríguez Peña includes solo and group exhibitions in Cuba and the presence of his work in international private collections. His work has also been disseminated internationally through platforms and organizations dedicated to contemporary art. His works are collected in several places in Europe, both privately and institutionally.

Artwork by the artist Yuni made in the technique oil on high-quality professional canvas.
Dimension of 73 x 53 cm of painting.
Original edition.
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This oil on canvas painting is a vibrant Impressionist still life that celebrates the warmth of everyday life through a rich pictorial texture and expressive impastos. The composition gathers in the foreground a jar with red and white stripes full of a lush bouquet of wildflowers—in tones pink, yellow, carmine and peach—alongside a delicate tea cup on a decorated saucer. The work of the spatula or the dense brush adds a three-dimensional, tactile quality to the petals, while the vibrant blue background masterfully contrasts with the natural light entering through the adjacent window. The framing suggests a cozy corner that connects interior space with the exterior vegetation, conveying an atmosphere of serenity, chromatic vitality and bucolic elegance.