J-P Metsävainio - Night Fever

Oululaisvalokuvaaja Jukka-Pekka Metsävainio on omistautunut avaruuden pitkäjänteiselle valokuvaamiselle. Taiteilija on uusinut maailmanennätyksen valtavasta Linnunratamosaiikista kuvan tarkkuuden ja syvyyden suhteen. 

Metsävainio on rakentanut valtavaa panoraamakuvaa 12 vuoden ajan kuvaamalla Linnunrataa oululaisen kerrostalon katolta. Kuva kattaa jopa 25 miljoonan tähdeä sisältävän alueen. Metsävainion upeita kuvia on nähtävillä nyt Lapinlahdessa Platform-galleriassa.

Katso kuva Linnunradasta täältä 

J-P Metsävainion panoraama kattaa 145 astetta pohjoisesta yötaivaasta. Kuva: J-P Metsävainio / AstroAnarchy 

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J-P Metsävainio is a professional visual artist with a committed passion to reveal the hidden beauty of our universe. "This is my purpose as an artist. I have to fulfil the demands of my passion – and I have done so for about 25 years."

J-P attended Finland’s premier art academy in the mid-eighties and afterwards studied architecture at The University of Oulu, in Finland. He then formed his own company which for several years produced industrial art, including various kinds of products and graphical design. At end of the nineties, J-P began making astronomical photographs – and has been doing it ever since.

“My work is more about know-how than about tools. To me, it is about visions, skills, passion for the subject, knowledge, patience, curiosity, and lots of practising – much more than simply a bunch of fancy gears. I don't love technology per se. It simply serves my purpose to make art the way I like to make it. It's simply a tool, like a paintbrush or pen, a necessity needed for my work as an artist.”
Internationally known as a celebrity astrophotographer, and author of a 12-year project to capture the deepest-ever panoramic view of the Milky Way, J-P has in recent years been featured on CNN, Forbes, NASA, Smithsonian Magazine, Discovery, WIRED, PetaPixel, and other leading international media platforms.


Lähikuva supernovajäännöksestä IC 443. Kuva: J-P Metsävainio / AstroAnarchy

J-P also recently co-authored the book 'Cosmic Clouds in 3D' with Brian May of Queen. As he puts it, "Revealing the hidden beauty of our universe is my passion. I stand in rapt adoration before all that I see. When art meets science, the results can be quite mind-blowing."

3D videos of the panorama / 3D videoita panaraamasta
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCivFr6kAAYZqMVE2doG9uDQ/videos

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