Yuni R. P - Reflejos Ámbar

YUNI R. P.'s painting is built from a direct, physical relationship with matter. Working mainly with oil on canvas and dispensing with 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 arise surfaces of considerable material-chromatic richness, where colors appear partially on the canvas without completely losing their individuality. This feature constitutes one of the most recognizable elements of his language: deep blues, turquoises, solar yellows, oranges, reds, and whites confront and intertwine 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 great 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 the everyday proximity to the coastal landscape find a natural reflection in his imagination.

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

Nevertheless, YUNI R. P. takes that tradition toward a more materially emphatic painting. The footprint of the spatula remains visible and turns each color plane into a small structure. Seen up close, the painting can approach abstraction; viewed from a distance, those blobs and directions reorganize into 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 entirely. 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 depth that exceed the two-dimensional image. The result is an immediate, vital, and recognizable painting, characterized by strong chromatic energy and a deeply optimistic view 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 artist Yuni made in the oil on high-quality professional canvas technique.
Dimensions: 74 x 53 cm.
Original edition.
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This stunning oil-on-canvas seascape is framed within Expressionist-impresionista painting, highlighted by a vibrant impasto technique applied with a spatula that endows the surface with rich texture and relief. The composition offers a birds-eye view of a bay full of sails and vessels resting on calm waters, under a sky illuminated by a sunset. The color palette is dominated by a warm, enveloping range of yellows, oranges, and incandescent ochres, dotted with subtle touches of blue and violet on the hulls and shadows, creating a fascinating play of shimmering lights and conveying an atmosphere of serenity, warmth, and maritime majesty.