Yuni R. P - Brisas del atardecer

YUNI R. P.'s painting is built on 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, decisive gestures. From this procedure arise surfaces of considerable material and 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 with and intermingled in a very bright 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 a natural reflection in his imaginarium.

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 motif. In some of his seascapes one can even perceive an affinity with Joaquín Sorolla’s luminist tradition, particularly in the interest in the gleam 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 of 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 plane of color into a small structure. Up close, the painting may verge on abstraction; from a distance, those blobs 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 hardly fully convey this character. In front of the canvas, the relief of the oil and the changes produced by light incidence lend 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 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 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 oil on high-quality professional canvas.
Dimension: 99 x 70 cm.
Original edition.
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This magnificent work executed in oil on canvas captures with absolute mastery a moment of deep intimacy and disconnection, where the figure of a woman with her back to us, delicately holding a wine glass and discreetly accompanied by her feline companion, contemplates the imposing vastness of the sea horizon through a balcony framed by blue shutters. The composition stands out for the masterful use of the spatula and the brush, which build vibrant textures and exceptional light contrasts between the warmth of the terracotta tones inside and the fresh burst of the Mediterranean vegetation bathed in sunlight. Each brushstroke vibrates with a painterly energy that evokes the peace of moments moments frozen in time, turning this canvas into an essential piece for collectors seeking sophistication, atmosphere, and a chromatic palette capable of transforming any space into an oasis of contemplation and beauty.