Yuni R. P - Ímpetu Marino

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 in which 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 and chromatic richness, where colors meet partially on the canvas without completely losing their individuality. This characteristic is one of the most recognizable elements of his language: intense blues, turquoises, solar yellows, oranges, reds, and whites face off and intermix 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, 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: 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 there can even be a sense of affinity with Joaquín Sorolla's luminous tradition, particularly in the interest in the radiance of the water and in the way whites, blues, and yellows transform the sea surface into a space of light. It is not a matter of 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 imprint of the spatula remains visible and turns each color plane into a small structure. Up close, the painting can verge on abstraction; from a distance, those blotches 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 can hardly convey this character completely. 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 a 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 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 at the private and institutional level.

Artwork by the artist Yuni made in the oil on high-quality professional canvas technique.
80 x 60 cm painting dimension.
Original edition.
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This oil on canvas work is a vibrant post-impressionist seascape that captures the speed and adrenaline of a regatta on open sea. The composition stands out for a vertiginous diagonal dynamism, dominated by the majestic sails unfurled that combine intense orange, violet, and yellow tones, contrasting with the expanse of the pale blue sky. Through a spatula technique rich in impasto, the artist creates a tactile texture that infuses movement into both the foamy waves and the crew on deck. The skillful handling of light and the contrast between the warm colors of the sails and the coolness of the water create a visual experience full of energy, rhythm, and freedom.