Yuni R. P - Travesía Luminosa

YUNI R. P.'s painting is built from a direct, physical engagement with matter. Working mainly with oil on canvas and dispensing with 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 superimpose oil through broad, decisive gestures. From this procedure emerge surfaces of considerable material- and color-richness, where the colors are partly on the canvas yet do not completely lose their individuality. This characteristic is one of the most recognizable elements of his language: deep blues, turquoises, solar yellows, oranges, reds, and whites face off and intertwine in a pallet of great luminosity. Although his production includes landscapes, gardens, figures, and urban scenes, in recent years the sea has become one of the central axes of his painting. Sailboats, ports, coasts, reflections, and horizons appear repeatedly, 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 imaginary world. Formally, his work dialogues with certain principles of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism: capturing changing light, chromatic fragmentation, and the aim of conveying an impression rather than a photographic reproduction of the subject. In some of his seascapes there can even be a resemblance to the luminist tradition of Joaquín Sorolla, particularly in the interest in the glint 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 trace 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 blotches and directions reassemble as sails, reflections, vegetation, figures, or horizons. This tension between abstraction and representation is one of the most attractive aspects of his work. Photographs can barely 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 by 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 dedicated to contemporary art. His works are collected in several locations in Europe both privately and institutionally. Artwork by the artist Yuni created in the technique of high-quality professional oil on canvas. Size of 73 x 52 cm of painting. Original edition. The shipment will be carried out via United Parcel Service (UPS) for Spain and Europe, and via FedEx for the rest of the world. The work will be rolled and protected by 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. “This lot contains visualizations created with AI. Please refer to the original photographs to verify the actual condition of the work.” This magnificent marine oil on canvas is ascribed to Post-Impressionism and contemporary Impressionism, standing out for a impasto technique executable with a spatula that gives it a rich three-dimensional texture and a unique vibrance to the surface. The work captures the ardor of a sailboat cutting through stormy and reflective waters at sunset, where the sun’s light bathes the sky in yellows, oranges, and violets, casting golden gleams on the blue sea. Through the dynamism of the stroke, the trail of foam, and the rich chromatic contrast between warm and cool tones, the artist manages to convey a sense of absolute freedom, adventure, determination, and harmony with the majesty of nature, inviting the viewer to experience the serenity and strength of the journey toward the horizon.

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