Yuni R. P - XL - Luz costera

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 acquires volume, direction, and movement.

The spatula allows him to deposit, drag, and layer the oil through broad and decisive gestures. From this procedure emerge surfaces of considerable material- and color-richness, where colors are partially on the canvas without completely losing their individuality. This feature constitutes one of the most recognizable elements of his language: intense blues, turquoises, solar yellows, oranges, reds, and whites confront and intermingle 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. Sailboats, ports, coasts, 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 a natural reflection in his imagination.

Formally, his work dialogues with certain principles of impressionism and post-impressionism: the capture of changing light, chromatic fragmentation, and the will 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 glow of the water and in the way whites, blues, and yellows turn the marine surface into a space of light. It is not 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 painting that is more materially emphatic. The footprint of the spatula remains visible and makes each plane of color into a small structure. Up close, the painting can verge on abstraction; from a distance, those blobs and directions reorganize themselves as sails, reflections, vegetation, figures, or horizons. That tension between abstraction and representation is one of the most appealing aspects of his work.

Photographs barely convey this character fully. In front of the canvas, the relief of the oil and the changes produced by light incidence 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 strong chromatic energy and by a deeply optimistic vision of the landscape.

The public career 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 parts of Europe both privately and institutionally.

Artwork by the artist Yuni made in the technique oil on high-quality professional canvas.
Dimension of 70 x 100 cm of painting.
Original edition.
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This oil on canvas work stands out for a dynamic use of impasto and an expressive gestural brushstroke of post-impressionist cut 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 cool, deep tones of the blue water with golden reflections and the warmth of the tiered Mediterranean buildings, masterfully capturing the luminous and serene atmosphere of a coastal setting.