Yuni R. P - XL - Ventana al Alba

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-choric richness, where colors appear partially on the canvas without completely losing their individuality. This characteristic constitutes one of the most recognizable elements of his language: intense blues, turquoises, solar yellows, oranges, reds, and whites confront and interweave 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 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 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 motif. In some of his seascapes one can even sense an affinity with the luminist tradition of Joaquín Sorolla, 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 about imitation, but about 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 mark of the spatula remains visible and turns each color plane into a small structure. Up close, the painting can approach abstraction; from a distance, those stains and directions reorganize into 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 full. 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 a 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 trajectory of Yuniesky Rodríguez Peña includes solo and group exhibitions in Cuba and a 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 places across Europe both privately and institutionally.

Artwork by the artist Yuni made in the technique oil on high-quality professional canvas.
Dimension 70 x 100 cm of painting.
Original edition.
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This magnificent oil-on-canvas work transports the viewer to a corner of deep peace and contemplation, where the warmth of a Mediterranean sunset blends with the intimacy of a home bathed in golden light. The composition frame a female figure accompanied by her faithful cats, peeking out from a blue-shuttered window toward an idyllic seascape dotted with distant sails, coastal architecture, and lush vegetation framed by fresh flowers and citrus on the sill. The painting technique, rich in impasto textures and vibrant brushstrokes, gives the scene a unique three-dimensional plasticity, where the warm tones of dusk harmonize with the freshness of the sea and the foliage. A piece of exceptional aesthetic sensitivity and evocative atmosphere, perfect for collectors seeking to capture the timeless beauty of quiet moments and the deep connection with nature.