Yuni R. P - XL - Luz costera

YUNI R. P.'s painting builds from a direct, physical relationship with material. Working mainly in oil on canvas and discarding the brush in favor of the spatula, the artist develops a painted surface where color is not limited to describing 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-choral richness, where colors are partially on the canvas without completely losing their individuality. This characteristic is one of the most recognizable elements of his language: intense blues, turquoise, sunny yellows, oranges, reds, and whites appear faced and intermingled 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, coasts, reflections, and horizons repeatedly appear, transformed by a gaze that privileges sensory experience over meticulous description. His residence in Havana and daily proximity to the coastal landscape thus find a natural reflection in his imaginary.

Formally, his work dialogues with certain principles of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism: capturing changing light, chromatic fragmentation, and the will to transmit an impression rather than a photographic reproduction of the subject. In some of his seascapes there can even be a sense of 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 marine surface into a space of light. It is not about imitation, but about 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 color plane into a small structure. Up close, the painting may approach abstraction; from a distance, those stains and directions reorganize again as 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 fully convey this character. 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, recognizable painting, characterized by strong chromatic energy and by a deeply optimistic vision of the landscape.

Yuniesky Rodríguez Peña's public trajectory includes solo and group exhibitions in Cuba and the presence of his work in international private collections. His work has also been internationally disseminated through platforms and organizations dedicated to contemporary art. His works are collected in several European spaces both at private and institutional levels.

Artwork by the artist Yuni created in the technique of oil on high-quality professional canvas. Dimension of 70 x 100 cm of painting. Original edition. Shipping will be carried out through United Parcel Service (UPS) for Spain and Europe, and through FedEx for the rest of the world. The artwork will be rolled and protected with several layers of packaging, bubble wrap, and placed in a sturdy tube. Once the work is paid for, three days are required for the packaging process and delivery to the shipping company. The piece will reach you within ten days, depending on the destination country. “This lot contains visuals created with AI. Please check the original photographs to verify the real condition of the work.”

This oil on canvas work stands out for a dynamic use of impasto and an expressive gestural brushstroke in a post-Impressionist vein that provides notable textural richness and luminous vibrancy. The composition is structured by a vertical contrast between the majestic mountains rising from the coast and the stylized mast of the sailboat in the foreground, which acts as the central compositional axis on the marine surface. The color palette unfolds a vibrant harmony between the cold, deep tones of the blue water with golden reflections and the warmth of the Mediterranean buildings arranged in steps, skillfully capturing the luminous and serene atmosphere of a coastal setting.