Yuni R. P (XXI) - Crepúsculo del Corso

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 a spatula, the artist develops a painted 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- and chromatic-richness, where the colors are partly on the canvas without entirely losing their individuality. This characteristic constitutes one of the most recognizable elements of his language: intense blues, turquoises, solar yellows, oranges, reds, and whites appear opposed and interwoven in a highly luminous palette.

Although his output 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 repeatedly appear, transformed by a gaze that privileges sensory experience over meticulous description. His residence in Havana and daily proximity to the coastal landscape 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 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. This is not a 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 into 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 fully convey this character. 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 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 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 places in Europe both privately and institutionally.

Artwork by the artist Yuni created in the oil on high-quality professional canvas technique.
Size: 72x53 cm of painting. Original edition.
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This captivating oil-on-canvas painting presents an expressionist marina dominated by a rich and vibrant chromatic palette where the intense blues of the water and sky contrast with the warm orange and yellow glints of a radiant sunset or sunrise. At the center, a large, slender-sailed sailing ship rises majestically above the tranquil waters, outlined with firm, textured strokes that convey a deep sense of movement and marine atmosphere. The brushwork, thick and energetic, gives the surface a palpable relief, enhancing the play of light and shadow reflected in both the swell and the cloudy sky, while in the background other smaller vessels are subtly visible, adding depth and breadth to the composition.