Yuni R. P - XL - Horizonte en llamas

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

The spatula allows him to deposit, drag, and layer the oil through broad, decisive gestures. From this procedure emerge surfaces of considerable material and chromatic richness, where colors lie partially on the canvas without completely losing their individuality. This feature is one of the most recognizable elements of his language: intense blues, turquoises, solar yellows, oranges, reds, and whites appear faced and interwoven in a highly luminous palette.

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

Formally, his work dialogues with certain principles of impressionism and post-impressionism: capturing changing light, chromatic fragmentation, and the desire to convey an impression rather than a photographic reproduction of the subject. In some of his seascapes, one can even sense an affinity with Joaquín Sorolla’s luminist tradition, particularly in the interest in the radiance of the water and in the way whites, blues, and yellows turn the sea 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. pushes that tradition toward a more materially emphatic painting. The imprint of the spatula remains visible and turns every color plane into a small structure. Up close, the painting can border on abstraction; from a distance, those splotches and directions reorganize themselves into sails, reflections, vegetation, figures, or horizons. That tension between abstraction and representation is one of the most appealing aspects of his work.

Photographs can hardly convey this character completely. In front of the canvas, the relief of the oil and the changes produced by light exposure give the works a presence and a depth that go beyond the two-dimensional image. The result is an immediate, vital, recognizable painting, characterized by strong chromatic energy and by a deeply optimistic view of the landscape.

The public trajectory of Yuniesky Rodríguez Peña includes solo and group exhibitions in Cuba and a 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 various places across Europe, both privately and institutionally.

Artwork by the artist Yuni made in oil on high-quality professional canvas.
Size: 70 x 100 cm of painting.
Original edition.
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This oil-on-canvas marine painting is a majestic neo-impressionist vertical composition that depicts a majestic classic sailboat making its way through a rough sea. The work stands out for its dynamic spatula work and dense impasto that provide a vibrant tactile texture, reflecting the movement of the waves and foam in the foreground. The artist contrasts the ocean’s force in deep blue and turquoise with a sky radiant with saturated yellows, oranges, and violet nuances at sunset. The diagonal arrangement of the main vessel conveys a strong sense of speed and drama, while distant silhouettes of other boats on the horizon add narrative depth, consolidating a scene imbued with adventurous spirit, chromatic energy, and maritime romanticism.