Crap in Suburbia

Torture Basement

2010-01-15T07:39:00.000-08:00

After lots and lots of work the Torture Basement is finaly finished. Whohu! And we're really happy with the result. You have to wonder around the basement with an uv-flash light to see all the images and read the texts. For museum goudA we were asked to redesign the torture exhibition in their cellar. And so we started to think how to make it more exciting and get kids to read the little signs next to the torture equipment. We've decided to make it an experience put al the information on the floor with UV-paint. In this way you can only see something when you put on the UV-flash light otherwise it is just a white floor. So you really have to go exploring and discover new things.
All the info on the floor is hand drawn, even the text. Illustration was done by Jos Verwer, the typography and design by Trapped in Suburbia. Special thanks to the CabFabLab, for their support.

Hi drinks

2010-01-15T07:03:00.000-08:00

From one of our finest clients we got a really cool mini cocktail bar to start of the new year. And of course we had to try ALL the drinks! :)

BODE | BOTLEK | EROSIE

2009-12-10T01:36:00.000-08:00

Friday the 11th of december we have a new exhibition in our gallery!! And it's of the modest legends Bode, Botlek and Erosie. Here is a quick sneak preview. The opening starts around 17:30 till 23:00 and if you can't make it, the exhibition stays untill the 29th of january.

Love Life!

2009-11-25T01:29:00.000-08:00

The Love Life festival was organized to create safe sex awareness amongst the younger inhabitants of the Hague. The campaign consist of a strong visual identity in which the heart play the most important role.
Added to the visual identity we used a lot of edgy and funny short copy, to trigger people to think, to smile, to provoke. A different and new approach to bring the message of safe sex, because scaring people just doesn't work. So why not try it with a little humor? For the Love Life Festival we came up with a plan, a tight design and edgy short copy. A tram that says 'Take me, take now!', toilet stickers that say 'Make me wet', crew shirts that say '(s)crew' or for the bar crew 'I can make you come twice'. More images soon in our portfolio!
If you're curiuos than check out the free 'One Night Stand Up Comedy' on thursday 26nd of nov or 'I'm gonna make you sweat' dance event on the 28th in the City Hall of the Hague.

Tuxedo Cool!!!

2009-10-01T09:45:00.000-07:00

Our biggest fan from L.A., Brian Wells send us the coolest t-shirts ever! Brian has a clothing compagny 'Tuxedo Cool' and off course we are now his biggest fan also. :)
He has a complete range of handmade/printed shirts, sweaters, bags, posters etc. And they are very cool, very L.A., very nice and they won't hurt your wallet.
So check out his site and check out the new designs!

www.tuxedocoolclothing.com

What have we been up to this summer !?!

2009-09-01T02:48:00.000-07:00

Well, we've tried to get as much sunlight as we can, went a couple of times to the beach and we had the artist Bobby Pola over to the Sihp of Fools art gallery make a huge panels for Merge Media.
Bobby had some help of his friend Eidman and they were very nice guests to have arround! Altought Bobby let us down with table soccer! ;)

Rooms of Red Bull

2009-09-01T02:39:00.000-07:00

As we've told you earlier, the expo of Erwin van Amstel also went on to the Rooms of Red Bull in A'dam, here are some pics to prove it.

Webshop!

2009-07-16T10:06:00.000-07:00

As of today we have our very own litlle webshop! There you can purchase the 'Play More' notebook and some of our other books. Check it out via the link in the right menu at the Trapped in Suburbia website.

"You give me fever"

2009-06-24T05:51:00.000-07:00

We've had an opening of 'YOU GIVE ME FEVER' on the 4th of june with the great photo's of Erwin van Amstel and unfortunately we haven't had the time yet to write about it! Erwin is a photographer who was in Mexico during the swine flu breakout. While the city was in panic, he stayed calm and took out his camera. At the exhibition you can see this result of a mega city in fear. Here are some pics and if you can make time, come round for a drink and check out the photo's. Or, you can also check the expo out at the Rooms of Red Bull from 5th of july till 19th. Yes, the Ship of Fools is docking at the Red Light District in Amsterdam!
Finisagge at the Ship of Fools, the Hague 1st july 17:00
Vernissage at the Rooms of Red Bull 5th of july (check their site for more info)

We've won silver!

2009-05-18T04:21:00.000-07:00

With one of our most dedicated clients we've won the silver award for 'Company Implementation' during the European Design Awards. Coos! is our hero!

Time to show-off the gallery and studio

2009-04-25T14:53:00.000-07:00

And now... for those of you who haven't seen the new studio and art gallery in the flesh. Here are some pics, we've worked really hard to get things done and we are kinda proud! ;)

Doing the Amsterdam tour

2009-04-25T13:54:00.000-07:00

Today we went to Amsterdam to do a little gallery tour. We planned to visit 'Prints and the revolution', Maxalot, Street lab and Ultra de la Rue exhibition. Unfortunately Maxalot was in between shows, so nothing to see there. 'Prints' was really nice, go to the Nes if you have the chance, they are only open for two weeks. Ultra de la Rue was nice, great space, big pieces. Not everything was exciting, but lots to see. Street lab was more of the same, :( but maybe because we went last to this expo. On our way trough Amsterdam we also passed by W139, that was a surprise! Great space (We haven't been in a long time) and the exhibition design was really good, fresh and new.
So enough with the words, here are some pics.

W139

Prints and the Revolution

Ultra de la Rue exhibition

A little trip to Brussels

2009-04-25T13:42:00.000-07:00

So we had 4 days off, a little Easter holiday and nothing to do, so we took off and went to Brussels. Enjoyed the food, sunshine, beers and off course some art..

A good lunch at the "le Pain Quotidien" is also a little piece of art!

And we saw a nice expo of Triple Trouble at the Alice Gallery

Jordy is our "Cut & Paste King"!!!

2009-04-25T13:34:00.000-07:00

Alright, alright! I know it's a bit of old news, but we're still very proud! Jordy van den Nieuwendijk a.k.a. "Superoboturbo" has won the 'Cut& Paste' contest at the Paradiso in Amsterdam. So now he is going to New York in June to compete to the rest of the world. Go Jordy!!

The opening of the "Ship of Fools" art gallery

2009-04-25T13:22:00.000-07:00

The opening was great, we had a nice party and very good art! Art by: 3ttman & Remed, Andy Rementer, Aryz, Bob London, Botlek, Craoman, Dav Guedin, Elzo, Emmanuel Polanco, Erosie, Gnot Guedin, Iwan Smit, Jody Barton, Jon Burgerman, Jos Verwer, KOA, Leendert Masselink, LouLou & Tummie, Raymond Lemstra, Superoboturbo and Waste!

Pictopia!

2009-04-25T12:31:00.000-07:00

It's a little late but we've been so busy that I've had no time to post about our great trip to Berlin and Pictoplasma. So it was a blast, great people, great art, lots of inspiration and lots of fun! Here are some pics to get an idea.

The best guest you could ever invite!

2009-03-30T12:57:00.000-07:00

So, we've invited Remed and 3ttman to join the Ship of Fools, and don't we know it! They've made us a wicked mural and had a blast. Guys thanks a lot, it was brilliant! Here's the video to prove it:

We have a scoop!!

2009-02-24T12:09:00.000-08:00

Yes it's true, we have a scoop! Its been a little bit quiet on the blog front, because of holidays, sick days and working late days, but I have some news... On april the 3rd the Ship of Fools gallery will be opening! For the first expo we have an amazing line up of artists, come on over if you want to you're more than welcome. The exact time will follow shortly.

For our first expo we have: Andy Rementer, KOA, Craoman, 3ttman, Remed, Raymond Lemstra, Superoboturbo, Jon Burgerman, Jody Barton, Waste, Elzo Durt, Iwanus Smit, Bob London, Aryz, Emmanuel Polanco, Dav Guedin, Gnot Guedin, Jos Verwer, Erosie and LouLou & Tummie.

Remed

Raymond Lemstra

KOA

Superoboturbo

Jon Burgerman

Jody Barton

Emmanuel Polanco

Elzo Durt

Dav Guedin

Craoman

Bob London

Waste

Aryz

Andy Rementer

3ttman

Iwanus Smit

LouLou & Tummie

Jos Verwer

Gnot Guedin

Erosie

Village Petstore & Charcoal Grill

2008-11-24T11:34:00.000-08:00

Banksy's pet store, it is closed now. But this video gives a nice impression, and it's hillarious!

NOTCOT: Banksy's Village Petstore & Charcoal Grill from Jean Aw on Vimeo.

Great little prints..

2008-11-24T11:11:00.000-08:00

A nice little shop for great prints, our little friends of printmaking. Check out some of their new stuff!

A waterboard thrill ride

2008-10-28T10:42:00.001-07:00

At the moment we are working on an exhibition on tortures for Museum GoudA. And so we come across a lot of examples of torture on the internet. We stumbled upon the artist Steve Powers, who made an waterboarding installation in Coney Island. For just one dollar you can see an animatronic torturer waterboard an orange jumpsuited prisoner. Pouring water over the cloth covered face, and up the nose and mouth, the prisoner experiences the process of drowning and struggles at his restraints. This is of course done with a robot. But Steve also did a real live waterboarding for the sake of art.

Steve was an New York graffiti artist who wrote in Philadelphia and New York under the name of Espo. Nowadays he claims no longer to make graffiti but he does murals, designs clothing, books and makes installations. Here is some of his more (seemingly) cheerful work.

Appealing art

2008-10-28T10:34:00.000-07:00

Appeel is a virus spreading through interacting individuals.

Surfaces are covered by thousands of coloured stickers laid out in a grid. Peeling a sticker off leaves a white spot in the grid, people hence start individually and collectively changing its appearance. Once off the wall, the stickers ask to be sticked somewhere: people begin putting them on objects, walls, people, they collect them, they compose new images, they write messages. Slowly the little stickers spread, appearing further away from their source and occupying space.

Appeel inherits basic principles of interactivity and generativity applied to purely analogous means. Its immanent potential of penetrating regulated public and private space counterpoints its apparent plainness. The dot spreads with the promise to ironically mark its carrier as a symbol of sale and possession.

A health tip

2008-10-07T10:40:00.000-07:00

Who said that wine is good for your arteries? I think these designer agree!

Clean grafitti

2008-10-07T10:25:00.000-07:00

Alexandre Orion from Brazil makes beautiful graffiti without using paint. He scrapes, cleans and rubs the dirt of the walls until the original color appears. It has an unexpected beautiful result and this kind of graffiti isn't illegal so, the police can't charge him with anything.

THE most elaborate stopmotion

2008-09-30T04:12:00.000-07:00

Wow! This is THE most elaborate stop-motion we've ever seen! It's a moving wall-painting, painted by Muto an animated by BluBlu. Great stuff!

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.