
You might be asking yourself, “Who is Dr. Revolt?”
The short answer is… a legend.
When I was 14 years old I discovered the movie “Style Wars” and fell in love with Hip-Hop culture. For those of you that haven’t seen it, “Style Wars”, is a documentary film from the 1980s that follows a group of teenagers from New York City responsible for the birth of Hip-Hop and the graffiti movement. Featured in the film is a young Dr. Revolt, one of the more talented and stand out artists during that time. Revolt is known for his original letter formations and creative use of color along with steadfast work ethic and determination to make a name for himself.

Like many other team members at Overall Murals, I moved to NYC to pursue my dream of becoming an artist and to try to capture some of the magic and mystique from the movie that was so influential to me. After many years of living, working, and participating in the arts here, I have been fortunate to meet many of my artistic idols, including Dr. Revolt.

Getting to know the OM team over the past year, I learned that I was not alone and that many of the people who are a part of this family were also influenced by the same culture. So, when thinking about who the next artist we should collaborate with should be, the idea to ask Revolt was a no brainer.
At first glance, it might seem like a contradiction—a graffiti artist working alongside a hand-painted mural company. But for us, it’s a natural connection.

Asking Dr. Revolt to design a t-shirt for us is a tribute to where so many of us at Overall Murals got our start. For a lot of us, graffiti was the entry point to art itself, the spark that ignited our creative careers. We grew up tagging walls, absorbing the city's underground energy, and learning to break rules through spray cans before we ever picked up a brush or pencil.


Having Revolt—one of the pioneers who defined that culture—bring his unique vision to our brand felt like a full-circle moment, a tribute to the roots of our craft and the rebellious spirit that’s still very much alive in everything we create. That unconventional learning carries over into our work at Overall Murals, where we still bring some of that same grit, energy, and creative freedom to every project, merging street art’s audacity with the precision of traditional hand-painted advertising.
After seeing Dr. Revolt’s t-shirt design come to life, it was everything we’d hoped for, a perfect fusion of street energy and creativity. But as much as we loved the design, something felt incomplete. It needed to live beyond fabric. That’s when it hit us: why not have Revolt himself paint it on the outside of our new headquarters?
The idea felt like a natural evolution. His work that had once transformed the subway cars of New York into moving art galleries, would now bring that same raw, unapologetic energy to our shop, the Overall Powerhouse in East Williamsburg.

This isn’t just a mural; it’s a symbol of everything that got us here, a physical manifestation of our roots in graffiti culture and the undeniable spirit of the city.
