Yuni R. P - XL - Bodegón en tonos cobalto

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 a 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 overlay the oil through broad, decisive gestures. From this procedure arise surfaces of considerable material- 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 appear confronted 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 great axes of his painting. Sailboats, ports, shores, reflections, and horizons appear repeatedly, transformed by a gaze that privilegges 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 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 perceive 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 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 trace of the spatula remains visible and turns each color plane into a small structure. Up close, the painting can approach abstraction; from a distance, those blotches and directions reorganize 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 barely convey this character fully. In front of the canvas, the relief of the oil and the changes produced by the incidence of light bring 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 by 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 widely disseminated internationally through platforms and organizations dedicated to contemporary art. His works are collected in several places in Europe at both private and institutional levels.

Artwork by the artist Yuni made in the technique oil on high-quality professional canvas.
Dimension 70 x 100 cm of painting.
Original edition.
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This oil-on-canvas still life in a post-impressionist style stands out for its vibrant contrast of complementary colors and a rich play of textures. The composition articulates on a single plane a lush bouquet of flowers—where roses, lilies, and calla lilies stand out in warm tones of orange, pink, and white—arranged in a white ceramic vase with cobalt-blue floral motifs, next to a transparent glass jug filled with orange juice and fresh citrus arranged on the tablecloth. The background, divided into fields of deep blue and turquoise, adds depth and enhances the luminosity of the fruits. The technique of dense brushwork and impasto gives relief to the elements, capturing the light reflecting on the glass and conveying an atmosphere of warmth, domestic vitality, and classical elegance.