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====1. A Man With No Qualifications ''(0:00:00)''==== | |||
The show opens with new theme music and Ricky talking about the history of art. He then introduces himself, Steve and Karl Pilkington. He then lists Steve and Karl's qualifications and education, which for Karl, turns out to be none. | |||
====2. What is Art? ''(0:01:20)''==== | |||
Ricky discusses how the meaning of art has changed over time, the topic of discussion quickly moves onto Karl's perspective. He feels that art is arbitrary colour 'Someones got a load, do you want one... oh, I've got a wall to fill'. Steve talks about the beauty of art and how important it is in our lives, but also the different forms of art such as Damian Hurst's Urinal sculpture. Karl is firmly set in his opinion that anyone could have done art, on the topic of the shark in formaldehyde, 'was he an artist of a fishmonger?'. | |||
====3. I don't look in the mirror that often ''(0:07:47)''==== | |||
Discussion moves onto how miserable Karl's life is, all three discuss how Karl talks to his girlfriend via the mirror: 'you are such an odd little man'. Karl moves on to talk about Miss Piggy, a woman who lived on his estate and rode a 3-wheeled tricycle around with her husband in the back. Another story emerges about how Karl's dad once pretended to be a policeman to stop her beating up her husband. She conversed with strangers by talking through a mirror. The entire conversation is summed up as 'really weird!'. | |||
====4. Is Graffiti a valid art form? ''(0:11:39)''==== | |||
Ricky brings the subject of discussion back onto art, and how the earliest forms of art were cave paintings (30,000 - 10,000 BC). Karl thinks that the only cave paintings ever drawn were of yaks, on Karl's visit to Pompeii he only saw drawings of 'knobs, tits & arse'. With this conversation quickly moves back onto the classic spunking dick drawing, and the microscopic details of these drawings including size and quantities of spunk, as well as other forms of graffiti the three have seen on their travels. Karl speaks about whether the thalidomide woman came about due to the statue getting broken. Karl likes the Angel of the North because it is 'something in the middle of nothing'. | |||
====5. Censorship of Art ''(0:21:36)''==== | |||
The conversation moves onto conspiracy theories eg. Arthur Millar, Karl begins to talk about CV radio but is quickly stopped by Ricky claiming it was 'pointless'. Ricky thinks that the only way great films can be improved is a Muppets version. | |||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
'''Karl''' 'Art is something for your eyes to look at' | |||
'''Karl''' 'Filling a gap that would otherwise have nowt in it' | |||
'''Karl''' 'I wouldn't have it in my house' | |||
'''Karl''' 'If it's in Trafalgar Square, you don't want a 12 foot cock' | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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The Ricky Gervais Guide To... The Arts is an audiobook released by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington. It is the third audiobook in the Guide To... series. It was released on 17 February 2009.
Track Listing
1. A Man With No Qualifications (0:00:00)
The show opens with new theme music and Ricky talking about the history of art. He then introduces himself, Steve and Karl Pilkington. He then lists Steve and Karl's qualifications and education, which for Karl, turns out to be none.
2. What is Art? (0:01:20)
Ricky discusses how the meaning of art has changed over time, the topic of discussion quickly moves onto Karl's perspective. He feels that art is arbitrary colour 'Someones got a load, do you want one... oh, I've got a wall to fill'. Steve talks about the beauty of art and how important it is in our lives, but also the different forms of art such as Damian Hurst's Urinal sculpture. Karl is firmly set in his opinion that anyone could have done art, on the topic of the shark in formaldehyde, 'was he an artist of a fishmonger?'.
3. I don't look in the mirror that often (0:07:47)
Discussion moves onto how miserable Karl's life is, all three discuss how Karl talks to his girlfriend via the mirror: 'you are such an odd little man'. Karl moves on to talk about Miss Piggy, a woman who lived on his estate and rode a 3-wheeled tricycle around with her husband in the back. Another story emerges about how Karl's dad once pretended to be a policeman to stop her beating up her husband. She conversed with strangers by talking through a mirror. The entire conversation is summed up as 'really weird!'.
4. Is Graffiti a valid art form? (0:11:39)
Ricky brings the subject of discussion back onto art, and how the earliest forms of art were cave paintings (30,000 - 10,000 BC). Karl thinks that the only cave paintings ever drawn were of yaks, on Karl's visit to Pompeii he only saw drawings of 'knobs, tits & arse'. With this conversation quickly moves back onto the classic spunking dick drawing, and the microscopic details of these drawings including size and quantities of spunk, as well as other forms of graffiti the three have seen on their travels. Karl speaks about whether the thalidomide woman came about due to the statue getting broken. Karl likes the Angel of the North because it is 'something in the middle of nothing'.
5. Censorship of Art (0:21:36)
The conversation moves onto conspiracy theories eg. Arthur Millar, Karl begins to talk about CV radio but is quickly stopped by Ricky claiming it was 'pointless'. Ricky thinks that the only way great films can be improved is a Muppets version.
Reception
Quotes
Karl 'Art is something for your eyes to look at' Karl 'Filling a gap that would otherwise have nowt in it' Karl 'I wouldn't have it in my house' Karl 'If it's in Trafalgar Square, you don't want a 12 foot cock'
Trivia
See Also
External Links
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