Subjects: Art and Design

Ricky orders a takeaway but will his fortune cookies’ predictions come true? After making a Dragon Bike Basket and using a pizza box as a canvas, Gavin arrives with a map to the Great Wall of Bristol to animate a monster of a picture.

Nadiya Hussain is looking for locals to enter a foodie competition. Ricky makes art from food including a lasagna mosaic and a chocolate portrait in homage to artist Vik Muniz. Masterchef Gav cooks up some unlikely food combos in the kitchen, but when they eventually get to the food fest will they make a ‘meal’ of it?

Ricky is looking after his baby niece and has to use his Ninja skills to try to keep her amused. Whilst left holding the baby, Ricky makes a cute critter toy and a mobile inspired by artist Calder plus some epic art made out of toilet rolls.

Ricky decides to form a band but the instruments he orders are don’t quite fit the bill. It doesn’t stop Ricky making musically-themed art including a Paper Cup Boom Box, a guitarist sculpture inspired by Giacometti and an awesome music video with Gavin, Sarah and some serious slo-mo!

Gavin turns up at the flat and Ricky thinks there’s something a bit strange about his mate. After making a Moon Catcher with ice and a Monster Foot Pencil Holder, Ricky realises he might have got the wrong end of the stick and they use a light sticks to make out-of-this-world digital art.

All 10 episodes of the second season of Art Ninja.

Ricky Martin – AKA the ‘Art Ninja‘ – has the skills to make amazing art everywhere. Swapping martial arts for paints, pens, and PCs, Ricky creates mini masterpieces and has big laughs with friends in and around his Bristol flat.

Ricky makes art you can recreate, is set challenges by kids, and demonstrates DIY digital animations. On his trusty skateboard, Ricky also ventures out and about to make epic art with a twist.

The 10 episodes are:

1. Day of the Prank
2. Day of the Game
3. Day of the Six Pack
4. Day of the Spider
5. Day of the Diamond
6. Day of the Time Machine
7. Day of the Dragon
8. Day of the Baby
9. Day of the Band
10. Day of the Werewolf

Gavin can’t find the right animal costume to run in in the local Marathon. Ricky helps him decide by making a piranha fish bag and a baboon chalk picture inspired by artist Georgia O’Keeffe, but it’s only when they go to the safari park to make art that inspiration comes from an unlikely source!

Ricky’s never been good at football so he’s horrified to hear ‘his Dad’ has entered him and his ‘make-believe’ girlfriend into a family tournament. Ricky makes a ‘Flickball game’ and a dotty football boot inspired by artist Yayoi Kusama before persuading a reluctant Gavin to don a wig and pass as his sweetheart. But how will Ricky turn a thousand balls he’s accidentally ordered online into some striking art on the pitch?

Ricky thinks he’s got nothing to spread on his toast until a giant egg is mysteriously delivered. Worried it could contain a baby T-Rex, Ricky distracts himself with art including a prehistoric mask and a wall plaque inspired by Rachel Whiteread. At the park he uses his leftover toast to make a loaf-ly picture, but what will happen to the massive egg!?

Ricky hears that a yeti has been spotted in Bristol, but there’s no way it would be hiding in his flat, right?! After making a camouflage picture inspired by Rousseau and a piñata shaped like an ice cream, Ricky’s determined to lure the mysterious beast and be the first to photograph it. Heading to the woods with Michelle and Rich might be his only chance to capture the abominable beast!