Yuni R. P - XL - Elegancia costera

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 overlay the oil through broad, decisive gestures. From this procedure arise surfaces of considerable material-onyx richness (material and chromatic richness), where colors lie partially on the canvas without completely losing their individuality. This characteristic constitutes one of the most recognizable elements of his language: deep blues, turquoises, solar yellows, oranges, reds, and whites appear facing 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 major 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 thus find 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 may 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 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 trace of the spatula remains visible and turns each color plane into a small structure. Up close, the painting may verge on 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 attractive aspects of his work.

Photographs can barely convey 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.

Yuniesky Rodríguez Peña’s public career 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 devoted to contemporary art. His works are collected in several places in Europe both privately and institutionally.

Artwork by the artist Yuni created in the technique of oil on high-quality professional canvas. Dimension: 70 x 100 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 multiple 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 exquisite oil-on-canvas work unfolds an atmosphere of refined elegance and serene introspection, transporting the viewer to an inner refuge bathed in Mediterranean light. At the center of the composition, a distinguished woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a floral dress rests gracefully on a sumptuous crimson armchair, faithfully accompanied by a Dalmatian guarding the scene with nobility. The brushwork, generous in texture and vibrant in color, skillfully models the golds of the room and the contrast with the intense blue of the sea visible through the open window, where a sailing boat calmly sails toward the horizon. The surrounding details, such as the ornately decorated ceramic vase and the gleams of light on the floor, reveal an exceptional pictorial sensitivity that fuses domestic intimacy with the timeless beauty of the coastal landscape, making this piece an essential acquisition for collectors seeking sophistication and visual poetry.