Yuni R. P - XL - Limones y azul

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 in which color is not limited to describing the image: it acquires 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 completely losing their individuality. This characteristic constitutes one of the most recognizable elements of his language: intense blues, turquoises, sun yellows, oranges, reds, and whites appear face to face and interwoven in a highly 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 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 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 transmit 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 convert the marine 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 spatula’s trace remains visible and turns each plane of color into a small structure. Seen up close, the painting may verge on abstraction; viewed from a distance, those blotches and directions reorganize 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 convey this character completely. 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 European locations at both private and institutional levels.

Artwork by the artist Yuni made in oil on high-quality professional canvas.
Size of 70 x 100 cm of painting.
Original edition.
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This bright and vibrant oil-on-canvas work is an exquisite homage to the fresh vitality of the Mediterranean lifestyle. In the foreground, the composition captivates with a sumptuous still life laid out on a blue and white striped tablecloth, where a white-and-black cat with an expressive gaze rests peacefully next to a fruit bowl overflowing with intense lemons and handmade ceramic jars. The presence of a potted lemon tree and a dazzling arrangement of white daisies adds exceptional botanical freshness, while the background opens onto an idyllic coastal landscape of turquoise sea and sunny hills that convey a sense of peace and summer warmth. With generous application of pigment that achieves rich, three-dimensional textures in every detail, this piece stands out for its chromatic mastery and its ability to fill any space with elegance, light, and coastal charm, making it a highly desirable asset for collectors of contemporary art with a sensitivity to nature and the intimacy of the home.