D.O.C. graduated from the famous Parsons School of Design in New York, D.O.C. integrates the concepts of pop-art, street art and conceptual art and implemented appropriation techniques to reach beyond limitations of medium. In 2000, he became an instant hit with his focus in street art, and was widely seen in major art fairs across America. In 2015, D.O.C.'s works were exposed at the Centurion Palace during the Venice Biennale. Afterwards, he was invited by the department store, Saks Fifth Avenue in New York to exhibit his most-known art installation series: "Meltdown" in shapes of lollipops.