Yuni R. P. (XX-XXI) - "Ocaso en Puesta"

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 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 and decisive gestures. From this procedure arise surfaces of considerable material-chromatic richness, where colors are partly on the canvas without losing their individuality entirely. This characteristic is one of the most recognizable elements of his language: intense blues, turquoises, solar yellows, oranges, reds, and whites appear facing and intermingled in a very 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 the daily proximity to the coastal landscape thus find 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 sea 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 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 spots and directions reorganize themselves again as sails, reflections, vegetation, figures, or horizons. This tension between abstraction and representation is one of the most appealing aspects of his work.

Photographs can barely fully transmit this character. 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 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 parts of Europe both at private and institutional levels.

Artwork by the artist Yuni made in the oil on high-quality professional canvas technique.
Dimension of 73 x 53 cm of painting.
Original edition.
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This oil on canvas painting is a vibrant expressionist and impressionist execution that captures a transitional moment at sea. The work is dominated by a palette of intensely saturated colors and bold, textured brushstrokes that infuse the scene with palpable energy. The composition presents a fleet of sailing ships sailing toward the setting sun, which glows like a golden orb just above the horizon. The sky is a dramatic tapestry of swirling clouds, where deep oranges, crimson, and purples mix with touches of yellow and cobalt blue, creating an impressive visual contrast. The sun casts a golden, gleaming reflection on the water’s surface, rendered with layers of turquoise blue, purple, and orange that intertwine rhythmically. In the foreground, a main sailboat of cobalt blue is anchored and tied to a smaller rowboat, establishing a visual anchor that balances the buoyancy of the other distant ships and the vastness of the sky and sea. The work manages to capture not only the image but also the emotion and atmosphere of a sunset at sea, with a dynamic light and color that draws the eye through the scene.”