RISK | |
|---|---|
| Born | Louisiana |
| Occupation(s) | Graffiti Artist, Contemporary artist |
| Website | https://www.riskrock.com/ |
RISK (born Kelly Graval), also known as RISKY, is a Los Angeles–based graffiti writer and contemporary artist often credited as a founder of the West Coast graffiti scene.[1][2] In the 1980s, he was one of the first graffiti writers in Southern California to paint freight trains, and he pioneered writing on "heavens", or freeway overpasses.[3][4] He took his graffiti into the gallery with the launch of the Third Rail series of art shows, and later created a line of graffiti-inspired clothing.[5] In 2017, RISK was knighted by the Medici Family.[6]
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