[8] 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.
[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.
[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.
[22][23][13] RISK has collaborated with some of the most notable contemporary urban artists, including Futura, Ed Moses, Ron English, and Shepard Fairey.
[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.
[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.
[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.