Yuni R. P - Atardecer en la Costa

The painting by YUNI R. P. is built from a direct, physical relationship with matter. Working mainly in oil on canvas and discarding the brush in favor of the spatula, the artist develops a pictorial surface where color is not limited to describing 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-chromatic 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: deep blues, turquoises, solar yellows, oranges, reds, and whites appear faced and intermingled in a palette of great luminosity.

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 the 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 motif. In some of his seascapes one can even sense an affinity with Joaquín Sorolla’s luminist tradition, particularly in the interest in the splendor of water and in the way whites, blues, and yellows turn the marine surface into a space of light. It is not a matter of imitation, but rather 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. Seen up close, the painting may approach abstraction; from a distance, those splotches and directions reorganize themselves again as 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 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 by a deeply optimistic view of the landscape.

The public trajectory of Yuniesky Rodríguez Peña includes solo and collective 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 parts of Europe, both privately and institutionally.

Artwork by the artist Yuni made in the technique of oil on high-quality professional canvas. Size of 73 x 52 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 work 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.
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This vibrant oil-on-canvas seascape is framed within Post-Impressionism and contemporary Impressionism, standing out for its energetic execution through spatula and thick brushstrokes with pronounced impasto that gives three-dimensionality and dynamism to the scene. The composition confronts the majesty of rocky cliffs bathed in the warm glints of sunset with the calm of the sea, where elegant sails skim waters of intense turquoise, cobalt, and ultramarine hues. With a bold contrast between the sky’s golden luminosity and the chromatic depth of the water, the artist seeks to express the serenity of navigation, the freedom of the traveling spirit, and the sublime magnificence of nature in its warmest and most contemplative hour, inviting the viewer to immerse themselves in a moment of Mediterranean peace and nostalgia.