KURASHIKI CITY - OKAYAMA
Drainspot of the week submitted by Drainspotting FAN Edd Parris
Saturday, June 26, 2010
FRANK151 ARTICLE DRAINSPOTTING & REMO IN GENERAL
Christopher daniel interviews Remo for a 2nd time on his new book Drainspotting and various other projects on the go. Its a great articled and captures my essence as an artist.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
DRAINSPOTTING FOR IPAD/IPHONE & HITS THE GUARDIAN
Drainspotting has hit the Guardian, yes the Brits are all over Japanese Manholes...as funny as it sounds. See the link below for a gallery of close ups that are not necessaraly in the book or the Ipad/iphone App.
Drainspotting Extras is also available on Ipad/Iphone and has been a staff favorite in Australia, USA and now lets go for the UK Itunes store as a Fav!
Monday, May 24, 2010
Drainspotting Official T Shirts Available
So if you want to get your hands on custom designer T Shirts, made by me, featuring fascinating Manhole Cover Designs : Then hit the link below and check them out - I think they are really cool!
They come in all shapes and sizes for men, women, kids and even dogs if you want it!
Artsprojekt E Store
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Black Book really like the innuendoes
The phrase "manhole enthusiast" gets us thinking some naughty thoughts, but there are actually people out there just really fascinated by manholes, as in the the covers to underground utility vaults, not more gutter-minded pursuits. In Japan, the manhole covers are actually beautiful, unique designs, and they're the subject of a new book.
Read Full Article Here
Cool Hunting : Great Review
"Drainspotting" puts Remo Camerota's popular blog of Japanese manholes into a square-shaped book of amazing construction and bizarre imagery. As the title suggests, Drainspotting requires an eye for the odd bursts of color along city streets.
Camerota transformed his obsession into a startling gallery of funny, strange and delicately designed drain covers. The strong colors in many of the discs create an effect of otherworldly being. They appear too strong, too imaginative to serve such a utilitarian function.
Read the full article here:
Monday, May 17, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
WIRED MAGAZINE : DRAINSPOTTING FIRST LOOK
Yes one of my favorite magazines have reviewed the Drainspotting Book and Ipad App, and I get the Thumbs up from the good folks down at Wired. This is very exciting for me as I have been a WIRED reader for a long time. Check out the article here.
Friday, May 7, 2010
DRAINSPOTTING BOOK FIRST LOOK
DRAINSPOTTING FIRST LOOK:
ITS HERE! The Drainspotting book just arrived at my house for a preview and I now have it in my hands. Here are the first look photos of the book including the lovely gold embossing on the cover. Its an absolutely gorgeous piece of work, BRAVO Mark Batty Publisher, you have done it again. Drainspotting, the follow up to my first book Graffiti Japan. After 1 year of production the book hits the stores worldwide this May.
Be sure to keep an eye out, or order it online at amazon.com.
Monday, April 26, 2010
DRAINSPOTTING App hits NEW & NOTEWORTHY on ITUNES
Drainspotting Extras: Japnese Manhole Covers, the App, has hit the New and Noteworthy page on ITUNES. Yes this is the front page! When i started off this little project I really didn't think that so many people would be so interested in these fascinating manhole covers, as I myself am, but I was wrong!. Thanks to everyone out there that is Drainspotting around the world and carrying on this OTAKU tradition through this Japanese phenomenon, we have hit the front page of ITUNES!
Next stop hopefully will be Whats Hot.
Drainspotting Extras, the title : So after much deliberation and conversation with MBP, my publisher for the Hard Copy Book, we have all decided that it would be best to call the Ipad App, Drainspotting Extras, instead of just Drainspotting. We decided this because we thought that people would possibly think that the App may be the book itself. It is pretty clear throughout the App and any descriptions that it is not the same as the book, and i can assure you all, that the photographs in the book and in the App are different drainspots.
The reason I put together the app was because we could not fit all of the wonderful Drainspotting photographs collected into the first book. So I decided to create this App so as people could start collecting them all and seeing much more variety of Manhole Covers. I say this, because it is like collecting. Once you have seen one compelling manhole cover, you just want to keep seeing more. It is highly addictive and there are over 6000 drainspots to have!
Extra news is DRAINSPOTTING the BOOK has arrived at Mark Batty Publisher and I am eagerly awaiting to hold the very first copy in my hands when it arrives via UPS to Japan... EXCITING!
I will be previewing a first look here soon.
Download the App from Itunes:
Saturday, April 10, 2010
DRAINSPOTTING EXTRAS AVAILABLE ON ITUNES FOR IPAD
Drainspotting hard copy will be coming to a book store near you soon, but for a preview of this wonderful book you can now download the IPAD version from Itunes store. This elegant IPAD companion features over 50 extra manhole covers and photographs that are not included in the hard back copy, and it serves as an electronic companion to the book. In this copy, View the process of making manhole covers at the Nagashima factory in a photo essay and discover the first look of manholes documented through beautifully crafted photographs and stylish design in a coffee table type book on your IPAD. Visit this hidden Japanese culture for the first time, documented in a complete volume of work including electronic and hard back.
DOWNLOAD NOW FROM ITUNES
DOWNLOAD NOW FROM ITUNES
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/drainspotting/id364587681?mt=8
Friday, April 9, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
PECHAKUCHA PRESENTATION TOKYO 2010
This presentation was presented by Remo Camerota at Tokyo #71. Uploaded on 1st April 2010Remo takes us through his books on Japanese graffiti on to his upcoming release on Japanese manhole covers which will be titled DrainSpotting, his next book Menko japan and his graphic novel due for release soon - Scar!
WATCH THE PRESENTATION HERE
Monday, April 5, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
MY LATEST TITLE TO BE RELEASED JUNE 2010
MENKO Literally meaning "small object with a face" the game of menko has existed in Japan for over 250 years. Children play it by throwing a card against another in an effort to flip it or knock it out of a ring. Victory is based on who has knocked the most cards out at the end of the game.
The earliest figures depicted on menko pieces were ninjas and samurai; later fighter jets and tanks became popular. As outside influences were imposed on Japan, menko cards reflected Western culture from baseball to Mickey Mouse along with, of course, Japanese popular culture figures. Menko: Art of the Japanese Game Card colorfully documents the graphic history of this traditional pastime, which is still played today and was the inspiration for the wildly popular Pog. This is my latest addition to the growing titles from Mark Batty Publisher and is available now as a pre order and physically in june 2010.
SPOTTING THE DRAIN
pre order at Amazon to be one of the first to receive a copy
A lot of people seem to think that the color on manhole covers is actually paint. After traveling to the foundry where the covers are made we discovered otherwise. What is actually used to enhance and brighten up these metal covers is unsuspecting tree resin which is poured into the covers many grooves and crevices. A wonderful technique for longevity. They last about 20 years... Who would have thought
Sunday, February 21, 2010
DRAINSPOT OF THE WEEK
Drainspot of the week features a drain from Miyagi Prefecture - Ishinomaki City - The cover features the 1970s TV and Manga Character Robocon. The Ishinomori Manga Museum named in the honor of Shotaro Ishinomori opened in Ishinomaki, Miyagi in 2001. Ishinomori created several immensely popular long-running manga characters and series series such as Cyborg 009 , Kamen Rider Series, Sukaru man, Skull Man and Ganbare!! Robokon.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
CREATIVE REVIEW ARTICLE
After receiving my copy of Creative Review I was pleasantly surprised to find that a Drainspot made it to the back cover spread. The image is from the Shiga prefecture and i will feature it here, in the coming weeks as a drainspot of the week. Funnily enough this image did not make it into the final edit of the book, as it did not fit into the format. So you will be able to enjoy it here on this blog and on the back cover of Creative Review - February.
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