 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Ridley akatanga kunyora mutambo mukati memakore e1980 paakanga ari mudzidzi wemifananidzo paSt Martins School of Art, nemutambo uchikura kubva munhevedzano yehunyanzvi hwekuita monologues yaakange agadzira mugore rake rekupedzisira rekudzidza. Ridley anozvizivisa semunhu wemazuva ano weYoung British Artists anozivikanwawo seYBAs. Vaimbi ava vanonzi vakatanga neDamien Hirst kuratidzwa Freeze muna 1988 uye vakarondedzerwa naSierz se in-yer-face provocateurs of the art scene whose 1997 Sensationratidziro yacho yakanga iri muenzaniso une pesvedzero huru yeiyo kunzwa kwama 1990. Ridley akataura kuti aiziva vazhinji vevanhu vakazopinda muSensation inoratidza nharo. Kunyange zvazvo mitambo yokutanga yaRidley yakabudiswa makore akawanda pamberi pechiratidziro ichi, anotaura kuti mitambo yake inogoverana kunzwisisa kwakafanana neSensation, kunyanya mumitambo yekushandisa mifananidzo. Sierz muchidimbu anopa Ridleys originality semunyori wemitambo kubva kwaari achidzidzira pachikoro chehunyanzvi pachinzvimbo chekuenda kuchikoro chemitambo kana chirongwa chitsva chekunyora chemitambo. Naizvozvo Sierz anonzwa kuti nhoroondo yekunyora kutsva mukati mema1990 haifanire kutanga neRoyal Court Theatre, asi pamwe, zvakanyatso inofanira kutarisa panzvimbo pe St Martins College of Art uye Goldsmiths College. Mutsika, pane kubatana kuri pachena pakati peYBAs, Cool Britannia neBrit Pop. 