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RISK (graffiti artist)

November 23, 2023

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]

RISK
Born
Louisiana
Occupation(s)Graffiti Artist, Contemporary artist
Websitehttps://www.riskrock.com/

Early history edit

Born to a Jewish family and raised in Louisiana, Graval moved with his family to Los Angeles in 1983 where he enrolled at University High School.[7] During his time in High School, RISK began tagging his name throughout the school and started a graffiti crew, Prime Crime Artists, with a few of his friends.[8] The artist then attended the Pasadena Art Institute and the University of Southern California, School of Fine Arts, both on full scholarships.[9][10] Graval did commercial work as well, working for corporate clients including Budweiser and Playboy, and in 1987, he spray-painted the set for Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" music video.[11][12][13] In 1989, RISK painted a set for the movie, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, and has painted sets for music videos of artists including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ice Cube and Bad Religion.[8]

Graffiti edit

RISK started spray painting train yards and freeway overpasses throughout Los Angeles in the early 1980s, when graffiti marking making on the West Coast was in its infancy.[9] His moniker, RISK, is both a reference to the rebellious energy of graffiti culture, but also to the board-game.[9] RISK's style of lettering incorporates the flow of Wild Style, but showcases the artist's interest in balance, color field theory and legibility.[11][14][15] RISK has worked with the West Coast Artists crew and, in 1986, the artist painted a graffiti mural that was featured on the cover of Hot Rod Magazine.[16][8] In 1989, RISK and his friend and fellow graffiti writer Slick, were asked to represent the United States at the Bridlington International Street Art Competition in the U.K, which they took home the silver cup.[17][18]

Murals edit

RISK expanded his practice from graffiti writing to include painting murals that explore color theory rather than lettering. In 2012, he worked on a project connected to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London at the London Pleasure Gardens.[19] To support a project called ART History, RISK, alongside other renowned graffiti artists, painted the abandoned Miami Marine Stadium to raise money for the stadium's restoration in 2014.[1] In 2019, Risk painted the largest public mural in Canada, at the disused St. Joseph's Health Centre site of Health Sciences North in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, as part of the city's Up Here Festival.[20] That same year, RISK collaborated with MEAR ONE to paint a mural inspired by Art Nouveau artist, Alphonse Mucha at the Mayfair Hotel in Los Angeles.[21] In 2020, he painted a mural for the Super Bowl LIV hosted in Miami, and, in 2023, RISK painted murals on the exterior walls of the Museum of Graffiti in Austin, Texas.[22][23][13] RISK has collaborated with some of the most notable contemporary urban artists, including Futura, Ed Moses, Ron English, and Shepard Fairey.[24][25]

Fine Art and Sculpture edit

Starting in 2010, RISK began to utilize found objects in his work, including license plates, car hoods and scrap metal.[11] Influenced by the Los Angeles Ferus Gallery and its emphasis on assemblage, activism and sculpture, RISK's sculptures incorporate similar themes.[26]

Metallic Tissue, 2014 edit

For this series, RISK collected thousands of empty aerosol cans that he had used over years of art-making and flattened them to create his own innovative canvases.[9]

Face Your Fears, 2018 edit

As an homage to Damien Hirst's infamous sculpture of a dead Tiger shark encased in formaldehyde, RISK created a 300-pound metal shark fashioned from license plates from all 50 states in the United States.[27] A former surfer, RISK also intended the subject matter to reference his fear of encountering sharks in the ocean and the material choice of license plates to allude to the police as urban predators. Face Your Fears collides the artist's personal biography with a salient reference to one of the most controversial sculptures in art history.

Exhibitions edit

RISK's work on canvas was featured in the benchmark 2011 "Art in the Streets" street art exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, curated by Jeffrey Deitch.[28] RISK was one of five Los Angeles graffiti artists included.[29] In 2018, his sculptures and graffiti tags were featured in "Beyond the Streets," a traveling exhibition of urban art curated by Roger Gastman.[30][31] In 2019, several of his pieces were included in an exhibition at the California Museum of Art.[32] RISK's canvas work has been on-view at museums around the country, including: the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Graffiti Museum in Miami, the Honolulu Museum of Art, and the Pasadena Museum of California Art.[33]

In July 2023, RISK participated as a special invited guest at the Los Angeles art and music collective Surf Skate Roots Rock, alongside of known skateboarder-artist pioneers such as Lance Mountain, Lonnie Toft, Marty Grimes Greyson Fletcher, and Steve Olson.[34]

Clothing edit

RISK founded Third Rail clothing line in 1992, one of the pioneering street wear lines.[35][36] He has collaborated with fashion brands, such as Citizens of Humanity, Nike and lululemon to create clothing with his signature graffiti aesthetic.[37][38] The artist has designed clothes for celebrities and musicians, including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Halsey, Kid Rock, House of Pain and Limp Bizkit.[10]

Publications edit

  • Gastman, Roger. "Freight Train Graffiti." New York: Abrams, 2006.
  • Alva, Robert. "The History of Los Angeles Graffiti Art." Alva & Reiling Publications, 2005.
  • Grody, Steve. "Graffiti L.A." New York: Abrams, 2006.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "From painting overpasses to stadiums, a graffiti artist on his evolving art form". PBS NewsHour. 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  2. ^ Rosa, Amanda (February 15, 2023). "Art Wynwood returns for the first time since pandemic. Here's what you need to know". Miami Herald. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "New Shul to honor graffiti artist, Canyon club owner at event". Thousand Oaks Acorn -. 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  4. ^ "Risk – Wide Open Walls". www.wideopenwalls.com. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  5. ^ Gural, Natasha. "Contemporary Art Mastery And Alt Rock Royalty Collide At RISK's Inimitable California Compound, A Singular Homage To Andy Warhol's Factory". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  6. ^ "HOME". Mysite. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  7. ^ "RISK, Legendary L.A. Street Artist, Laments What He Sees As L.A. City Crackdown in Shadow of MOCA's 'Art in the Streets' Show".
  8. ^ a b c "Artist of the Month | March 2013 | RISK | Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles". www.themcla.org. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  9. ^ a b c d Chen, Min (2023-02-09). "'An Addiction I Could Never Shake': Street Art Pioneer Risk on How He Brought Graffiti From the Street to the Gallery". Artnet News. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  10. ^ a b "RISK | Widewalls". www.widewalls.ch. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  11. ^ a b c Finkel, Jori (2011-04-10). "Risk, more of L.A.'s street art pioneers paint a colorful history". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  12. ^ "Risky Business: The Pioneering SoCal Art of RISK, TAZ, and Estevan Oriol". FLOOD. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  13. ^ a b Treaster, Joseph B. (2020-01-29). "The Super Bowl Is the Biggest Art Show in Miami Right Now". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  14. ^ "Graffiti Legend RISK To Release 350 Page Book with 1XRUN". www.widewalls.ch. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  15. ^ "ARTISTS". Art Beyond Survival. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  16. ^ "Artist - RISK". Regime Contemporary @ The Mayfair Hotel LA. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  17. ^ "Art in the Streets". artinthestreets.org. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  18. ^ "Risk". Jonathan Levine Projects. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  19. ^ "The Writing on the Wall". issuu. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  20. ^ Martha Dillman, "Muralist RISK transforms old Sudbury hospital into a work of art". CBC News Sudbury, August 31, 2019.
  21. ^ Musbach, Julie. "Kelly 'Risk' Graval & Mear One Paint The Maiden Of The Mayfair Mural In Los Angeles". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  22. ^ "Museum Of Graffiti Announces Austin Pop-Up With New Exhibit". KXAN Austin. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  23. ^ "Museum of Graffiti paints Austin for the 50th anniversary of hip hop - CultureMap Austin". austin.culturemap.com. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  24. ^ "RISK | Peace and Justice | RISK X Shepard Fairey (2013) | Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  25. ^ "Artist of the Week – RISK | Widewalls". www.widewalls.ch. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  26. ^ "Kelly "Risk" Graval Talks Sculpture, Sharks, and Curating the Mayfair Hotel". Cartwheel Art. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  27. ^ Gural, Natasha. "RISK's Colossal Shark Charges Auction World, Challenges Art History, With Stupendous Display At Phillips". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  28. ^ "MOCA's 'Art in the Streets' exhibition brings unwanted neighborhood effect: graffiti vandalism". Los Angeles Times. 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  29. ^ "Downtown L.A.'s 'mural mayor' Daniel Lahoda draws praise, controversy". Los Angeles Times. 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  30. ^ "'Beyond the Streets' art exhibition extends its L.A. run". Los Angeles Times. 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  31. ^ "RISK Recreates His Venice Pavilion Work for "Beyond The Streets"". COOL HUNTING®. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  32. ^ "ON EXHIBIT | Influential graffiti artist Kelly "RISK" Graval at CMATO". VC Reporter | Times Media Group - News, Culture, Arts and Opinion. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  33. ^ "RISK". sugarpressart.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  34. ^ "juicemagazine.com". lamag.com.
  35. ^ arts (2013-08-13). "Keep On Keepin' On". The Manitoban. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  36. ^ Mayhem, Music (2019-03-19). "Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival Announces Visual Art Lineup Featuring Famed Street Artist RISK". Music Mayhem Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  37. ^ Bokhowa, Nada (September 29, 2016). "Art Meets Fashion: Citizens of Humanity Collaborates with RISK". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  38. ^ Asch, Andrew (August 29, 2019). "Risk x Yoggx Clothing Collab Drops at In Heroes We Trust". www.apparelnews.net. Retrieved 2023-04-26.

November 23, 2023
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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 RISKBornLouisianaOccupation s Graffiti Artist Contemporary artistWebsitehttps www riskrock com Contents 1 Early history 2 Graffiti 3 Murals 4 Fine Art and Sculpture 4 1 Metallic Tissue 2014 4 2 Face Your Fears 2018 5 Exhibitions 6 Clothing 7 Publications 8 ReferencesEarly history editBorn to a Jewish family and raised in Louisiana Graval moved with his family to Los Angeles in 1983 where he enrolled at University High School 7 During his time in High School RISK began tagging his name throughout the school and started a graffiti crew Prime Crime Artists with a few of his friends 8 The artist then attended the Pasadena Art Institute and the University of Southern California School of Fine Arts both on full scholarships 9 10 Graval did commercial work as well working for corporate clients including Budweiser and Playboy and in 1987 he spray painted the set for Michael Jackson s The Way You Make Me Feel music video 11 12 13 In 1989 RISK painted a set for the movie Bill and Ted s Excellent Adventure and has painted sets for music videos of artists including Red Hot Chili Peppers Ice Cube and Bad Religion 8 Graffiti editRISK started spray painting train yards and freeway overpasses throughout Los Angeles in the early 1980s when graffiti marking making on the West Coast was in its infancy 9 His moniker RISK is both a reference to the rebellious energy of graffiti culture but also to the board game 9 RISK s style of lettering incorporates the flow of Wild Style but showcases the artist s interest in balance color field theory and legibility 11 14 15 RISK has worked with the West Coast Artists crew and in 1986 the artist painted a graffiti mural that was featured on the cover of Hot Rod Magazine 16 8 In 1989 RISK and his friend and fellow graffiti writer Slick were asked to represent the United States at the Bridlington International Street Art Competition in the U K which they took home the silver cup 17 18 Murals editRISK expanded his practice from graffiti writing to include painting murals that explore color theory rather than lettering In 2012 he worked on a project connected to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London at the London Pleasure Gardens 19 To support a project called ART History RISK alongside other renowned graffiti artists painted the abandoned Miami Marine Stadium to raise money for the stadium s restoration in 2014 1 In 2019 Risk painted the largest public mural in Canada at the disused St Joseph s Health Centre site of Health Sciences North in Greater Sudbury Ontario as part of the city s Up Here Festival 20 That same year RISK collaborated with MEAR ONE to paint a mural inspired by Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha at the Mayfair Hotel in Los Angeles 21 In 2020 he painted a mural for the Super Bowl LIV hosted in Miami and in 2023 RISK painted murals on the exterior walls of the Museum of Graffiti in Austin Texas 22 23 13 RISK has collaborated with some of the most notable contemporary urban artists including Futura Ed Moses Ron English and Shepard Fairey 24 25 Fine Art and Sculpture editStarting in 2010 RISK began to utilize found objects in his work including license plates car hoods and scrap metal 11 Influenced by the Los Angeles Ferus Gallery and its emphasis on assemblage activism and sculpture RISK s sculptures incorporate similar themes 26 Metallic Tissue 2014 edit For this series RISK collected thousands of empty aerosol cans that he had used over years of art making and flattened them to create his own innovative canvases 9 Face Your Fears 2018 edit As an homage to Damien Hirst s infamous sculpture of a dead Tiger shark encased in formaldehyde RISK created a 300 pound metal shark fashioned from license plates from all 50 states in the United States 27 A former surfer RISK also intended the subject matter to reference his fear of encountering sharks in the ocean and the material choice of license plates to allude to the police as urban predators Face Your Fears collides the artist s personal biography with a salient reference to one of the most controversial sculptures in art history Exhibitions editRISK s work on canvas was featured in the benchmark 2011 Art in the Streets street art exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles curated by Jeffrey Deitch 28 RISK was one of five Los Angeles graffiti artists included 29 In 2018 his sculptures and graffiti tags were featured in Beyond the Streets a traveling exhibition of urban art curated by Roger Gastman 30 31 In 2019 several of his pieces were included in an exhibition at the California Museum of Art 32 RISK s canvas work has been on view at museums around the country including the Museum of Fine Arts Boston the Graffiti Museum in Miami the Honolulu Museum of Art and the Pasadena Museum of California Art 33 In July 2023 RISK participated as a special invited guest at the Los Angeles art and music collective Surf Skate Roots Rock alongside of known skateboarder artist pioneers such as Lance Mountain Lonnie Toft Marty Grimes Greyson Fletcher and Steve Olson 34 Clothing editRISK founded Third Rail clothing line in 1992 one of the pioneering street wear lines 35 36 He has collaborated with fashion brands such as Citizens of Humanity Nike and lululemon to create clothing with his signature graffiti aesthetic 37 38 The artist has designed clothes for celebrities and musicians including Red Hot Chili Peppers Halsey Kid Rock House of Pain and Limp Bizkit 10 Publications editGastman Roger Freight Train Graffiti New York Abrams 2006 Alva Robert The History of Los Angeles Graffiti Art Alva amp Reiling Publications 2005 Grody Steve Graffiti L A New York Abrams 2006 References edit a b From painting overpasses to stadiums a graffiti artist on his evolving art form PBS NewsHour 2014 07 18 Retrieved 2023 04 26 Rosa Amanda February 15 2023 Art Wynwood returns for the first time since pandemic Here s what you need to know Miami Herald Retrieved April 25 2023 New Shul to honor graffiti artist Canyon club owner at event Thousand Oaks Acorn 2013 02 07 Retrieved 2022 12 15 Risk Wide Open Walls www wideopenwalls com Retrieved 2023 04 13 Gural Natasha Contemporary Art Mastery And Alt Rock Royalty Collide At RISK s Inimitable California Compound A Singular Homage To Andy Warhol s Factory Forbes Retrieved 2023 04 13 HOME Mysite Retrieved 2023 04 26 RISK Legendary L A Street Artist Laments What He Sees As L A City Crackdown in Shadow of MOCA s Art in the Streets Show a b c Artist of the Month March 2013 RISK Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles www themcla org Retrieved 2023 06 20 a b c d Chen Min 2023 02 09 An Addiction I Could Never Shake Street Art Pioneer Risk on How He Brought Graffiti From the Street to the Gallery Artnet News Retrieved 2023 04 13 a b RISK Widewalls www widewalls ch Retrieved 2023 06 06 a b c Finkel Jori 2011 04 10 Risk more of L A s street art pioneers paint a colorful history Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2023 04 13 Risky Business The Pioneering SoCal Art of RISK TAZ and Estevan Oriol FLOOD Retrieved 2023 04 13 a b Treaster Joseph B 2020 01 29 The Super Bowl Is the Biggest Art Show in Miami Right Now The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2023 04 13 Graffiti Legend RISK To Release 350 Page Book with 1XRUN www widewalls ch Retrieved 2023 04 13 ARTISTS Art Beyond Survival Retrieved 2023 06 06 Artist RISK Regime Contemporary The Mayfair Hotel LA Retrieved 2023 06 20 Art in the Streets artinthestreets org Retrieved 2023 06 20 Risk Jonathan Levine Projects Retrieved 2023 06 20 The Writing on the Wall issuu Retrieved 2023 06 06 Martha Dillman Muralist RISK transforms old Sudbury hospital into a work of art CBC News Sudbury August 31 2019 Musbach Julie Kelly Risk Graval amp Mear One Paint The Maiden Of The Mayfair Mural In Los Angeles BroadwayWorld com Retrieved 2023 04 26 Museum Of Graffiti Announces Austin Pop Up With New Exhibit KXAN Austin 2023 03 06 Retrieved 2023 04 26 Museum of Graffiti paints Austin for the 50th anniversary of hip hop CultureMap Austin austin culturemap com Retrieved 2023 04 26 RISK Peace and Justice RISK X Shepard Fairey 2013 Artsy www artsy net Retrieved 2023 06 20 Artist of the Week RISK Widewalls www widewalls ch Retrieved 2023 06 21 Kelly Risk Graval Talks Sculpture Sharks and Curating the Mayfair Hotel Cartwheel Art 2018 08 16 Retrieved 2023 06 20 Gural Natasha RISK s Colossal Shark Charges Auction World Challenges Art History With Stupendous Display At Phillips Forbes Retrieved 2023 04 13 MOCA s Art in the Streets exhibition brings unwanted neighborhood effect graffiti vandalism Los Angeles Times 2011 04 14 Retrieved 2023 04 13 Downtown L A s mural mayor Daniel Lahoda draws praise controversy Los Angeles Times 2013 07 05 Retrieved 2023 06 21 Beyond the Streets art exhibition extends its L A run Los Angeles Times 2018 07 07 Retrieved 2023 04 13 RISK Recreates His Venice Pavilion Work for Beyond The Streets COOL HUNTING 2018 05 09 Retrieved 2023 04 13 ON EXHIBIT Influential graffiti artist Kelly RISK Graval at CMATO VC Reporter Times Media Group News Culture Arts and Opinion Retrieved 2023 04 13 RISK sugarpressart com Retrieved 2023 06 23 juicemagazine com lamag com arts 2013 08 13 Keep On Keepin On The Manitoban Retrieved 2023 06 06 Mayhem Music 2019 03 19 Sonic Temple Art Music Festival Announces Visual Art Lineup Featuring Famed Street Artist RISK Music Mayhem Magazine Retrieved 2023 06 06 Bokhowa Nada September 29 2016 Art Meets Fashion Citizens of Humanity Collaborates with RISK Harper s Bazaar Retrieved April 25 2023 Asch Andrew August 29 2019 Risk x Yoggx Clothing Collab Drops at In Heroes We Trust www apparelnews net Retrieved 2023 04 26 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title RISK graffiti artist amp oldid 1177356533, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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